Chapter 2. Kernun Hardware

The Kernun products are shipped as hardware appliances. The Kernun hardware comes in the following variants: SOHO, Pro, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus.

Note

Not all combinations of Kernun products and hardware are eligible. For instance, Kernun Mail Access is available in the SOHO and Enterprise variants. For more information, see the following table, which lists the valid combinations.

 SOHOProEnterpriseEnterprise Plus
Kernun Net AccessNoYesYesYesYes
Kernun Mail AccessNoYesNoYesNo
Kernun VPN AccessNoYesNoYesNo
Kernun Office AccessNoYesNoYesNo
Kernun Web AccessNoYesNoYesNo

The individual hardware variants are briefly characterized as follows:

SOHO

The basic 1U rack server hardware with low profile (low depth), low performance, no management and no redundancy options. Recommended for networks with up to 50 users and a 10-Mbps or slower upstream line.

Pro

An advanced 1U rack server with full depth, advanced performance, a management option and no redundancy options. It is suitable for networks with up to 150 users, connected with a 50-Mbps line at the most.

Enterprise

A high-performance 2U rack server, featuring all the available management and redundancy options. This variant is designed for networks with up to 500 users and a 500-Mbps upstream line.

Enterprise Plus

An even better-performing 2U rack server hardware, again with all the available management and redundancy options. Designed for very demanding users, it fits into environments with hundreds or thousands of users and a 1-Gbps connection to the outside world.

The following table gives a summary of the parameters of individual hardware variants:

 SOHOProEnterpriseEnterprise Plus
Rack chassisN/A1U1U2U2U
Height (cm)3.004.264.248.648.64
Width (cm)29.0044.7042.6344.4344.43
Depth (cm)17.0038.7066.0474.4074.40
Weight (kg)0.910.513.4523.0023.00
Processor freq.500 MHz2.0 GHz1.86 GHz2.0 GHz3.0 GHz
Processor modelsingle/32bitsingle/64bitdual/64bitquad/64bitquad/64bit
Memory512 MB1 GB2 GB4 GB8 GB
Disk size2 GB160 GB250 GB300 GB600 GB
Disk modelCF cardSATASATASASSAS
Hot-plug disksNoNoNoYesYes
RAIDN/AN/AN/ARAID 1RAID 10
Power supply24 W400 W400 W750 W750 W
Hot-plug powerNoNoNoYesYes
Power redundancyNoNoNoYesYes
Max eth. ports8461414
HW encr. acceleratorOptionalNoNoOptionalOptional
Remote mgmtNoNoYesYesYes