NodeGrid Flex™ is the ultimate IoT, POD, Retail, and Remote Office IT infrastructure management solution. NodeGrid Flex provides secure access and control with flexible types of ports to “mix and match” your needs for managing remote devices at the EDGE of your network. Flexible Add-on Ports for IoT, POD, Retail & Remote Office EDGE Devices

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NODEGRID FLEX
Secure Remote Access for EDGE Devices

2. OUT OF BAND MANAGEMENT
NEEDS
 Need for remote access into the devices at the EDGE of the network
 Ability to run x86_64bit Tools in any environment
 Serial is the way to recover from any Network / System / Platform Failure
 Ability to collapse multiple boxes into a Single OOB Management BOX supporting Serial, Power, Networking, Storage
Why ZPE ?
 Open Infrastructure Management TM
 Best Technology Team on OOB Networking - developing product for last 3 years
 Engineering talent behind multiple Enterprise HW and SW for over 10+ years
 Solution Focus is Software with a X86 based Platform
 Supports Zero-Touch Provisioning, Puppet/Chef, Dockers, VMs, Yocto, x86-64bit Linux, SDK
 Scale! Ability to cluster ‘000s of Nodes into a Single Console with Management Overlay
 Chosen by ALL $100B+ Market Cap Web Scale Companies as their de-facto OOB Management product
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3. NODEGRID FLEX
• Open Infrastructure Architecture based on Intel X86_64 CPU and Linux OS
• Access Normalization, Control and Monitoring for EDGE Devices
Servers, Networking, Storage, Power and Virtual Appliances
• Horizontal & Vertical Scaling and Auto-discovery Configuration
Zero-Touch Provisioning, PXE Boot Recovery, System Configuration Checksum™ Cloud Clustering for scalable SSO (Single Sign-On)
Orchestration Integration: Puppet, Chef and NodeGrid Manager
• Policy-based Authentication, Authorization and Auditing
Online and off-line secure data/event logging for Regulatory Compliance
Customizable, multiple access levels and user-group roles with AD/LDAP
• Automatic Event Tracking and Actionable Data
Notification of fault conditions & Alerts. Detect patterns and take actions with custom scripts
• High Density, Flexible HW Configuration and Multi-vendor devices
4 Serial, 3 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 2 GbE ports; Dual-Core, 4GB RAM, 32GB Flash; Single AC
Expansion Ports (Mix & Match Two Cards): 4-port GbE, 8-port Serial, 6-port USB cards
USB port support: Wi-Fi, Cellular Modem 4G/LTE, GbE port, Storage, Serial Console, Analog Modem
Power: Cyclades/Avocent, Raritan/Legrand, ServerTech, Emerson, APC/Schneider, Eaton
Modern 64-bit Linux with direct shell access, HTML5 web portal and command line (CLI) for scripting
Docker-optimized Micro-services for quick and flexible application integration
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AC power
Ethernet
Console,
Storage,
Cellular Modem,
Wi-Fi
Connected Devices
Network Devices
Power, SDN VMs, Virtual Machines
IPMI/DRAC/iLO/CIMC, SSH/TELNET Servers
Power
Rack PDUs
UPS
Security
Firewalls
Security
Devices
Telecom
Wireless
Transmission
Switching
4G/LTE
Console
Serial
SerialUSB
3.0
USB
2.0
USB
2.0
4-port GbE
8-port Serial
6-port USB
Expansion
Slots
TM
Networking
Routers
Switches
Gateways
Compute
Servers
Blades
(Linux,
Windows
Servers)
Designed for:
Network Admins, Sys
Admins, IT Admins, Security
Managers, Data Center, Lab
& Colo Managers, DevOps,
Engineers

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6. KEY HARDWARE FEATURES
 Flexible hardware configuration on 1U rack-mountable appliance
 Expansion Slots (mix and match two cards): 4-port GbE, 8-port Serial, 6-port USB cards
 High performance port login: <1 sec on SSH, <3 sec on Telnet
 1,000+ sessions, 20 concurrent users / port @ 115,200 bps
 Flexible USB support: Wi-Fi, Cellular Modem 4G/LTE, GbE, Storage, Serial Console
Failover to 4G/LTE USB modem of your choice
Dual x86_64bit CPU, 4GB RAM
32GB Flash storage for data logging and custom code
Dual 1Gb Ethernet ports
 Routing with Multiple Routing Table capability
 Interface Bonding for Failover / Throughput
 Bridge Mode for Cascading Network Devices
 Failover to 4G/LTE USB modem
4 Serial (or 3+1 console) port, 1 USB 3.0 port, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port
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7. NODEGRID OS - SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
EXTENSIBLE INTERFACE
New communication modules can be easily added to the abstraction layer
SNMP
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8. KEY SOFTWARE FEATURES
Secure in-band and out-of-band access to serial devices via web, command line (CLI) and Linux shell
Modern 64-bit Linux Kernel
Zero Touch Provisioning : Firmware, Configuration Backup & Restore, CLI commands
HTML5 remote console access (NO JAVA!)
Vendor-neutral power management: Cyclades/Avocent, Raritan/Legrand, ServerTech, APC/Schneider
Fine Grain Security: Policy-based authorization and authentication via AD/LDAP
Data logging, Event notification and Alarms. Actionable data and custom scripts via Linux shell access
Auto-discovery of attached serial devices, Port occupancy threshold notification
HTTPS, SSH, optional HTTP and Telnet
Yocto/Ubuntu software development kit (SDK) for easily inventing new innovative DIY features
DeviceURL™ bookmarks and NodeIQ™ natural language search for managed devices
Licensed Features for Additional Value:
 Docker-optimized for quick, flexible application integration, without impeding core functionality
 Port clustering of attached serial ports devices
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9. SECURITY FEATURES
X.509 SSH certificate support, 4096-bit encryption keys
Selectable Cryptographic protocols for SSH and HTTPS (TLSv1.2, TLSv1.1, TLSv1)
Selectable cypher suite levels: high, medium, low, custom
SSL VPN – Client and Server
IPsec with support for multi site
Local, AD/LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, Kerberos authentication
Local, backup-user authentication support
User-access lists per port
Group/role-based authorization: AD/LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+
Fine Grain authorization for port access, power access, appliance privilege
Firewall - IP packet and security filtering, IP forwarding support configurable
MD5 / SHA System Configuration Checksum™
System event syslog
Custom security with secure default settings
Strong password enforcement
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10.  Direct access by port name, TCP port, device name and IPv4/IPv6 address
 Port sharing with configurable sharing notification
 Command line interface (CLI) or HTML5 port viewer
 Port custom field support and natural language search, port icon configuration
 Serial port clustering across multiple serial console servers
 Compatible pin-outs for multiple vendors’ serial ports
 DeviceURL™ bookmarks
 Break-over SSH support
 Embedded power control
ROBUST PORT ACCESS
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11. ROBUST PORT ACCESS – Web
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12. BENEFITS
Minimizes MTTR, downtime and expenses with secure, centralized remote device access and control
Increases site reliability with open industry standard hardware, and simplified easy-to-use software
Remote vendor-neutral power control embedded on session (hot keys) or via web (buttons)
Avoid travel and access your device anytime and anywhere over the network
Increase productivity by accessing all your devices from a clustered system for a complete asset view
Increase security with encrypted, logged access to devices
Self-healing system based on actionable data and triggers
Extended automation and custom scripts based on actionable real-time data and alert triggers
Search for any device information, including custom fields, to quickly access your device
Easy integration with 3rd party management tools via APIs and CLI
Add further value with licensed features like Docker, Clustering and Managed Devices
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13. LICENSES & SERVICES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT LICENSE
• One year limited hardware warranty - 8x5 technical support (includes support, patches, upgrades)
• Upgrade to Silver and Gold technical support available
FEATURE LICENSE
• Managed Devices over IP
• Cloud Clustering (serial ports)
• Docker support
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• Remote and on-site collaborative consulting
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Ordering Details
Base Model
• NFX-T4F-BASE-SAC – Server with front-to-back fans
• NFX-T4B-BASE-SAC – Server with back-to-front fans
Accessories
• NFX-FAN-F2B – Front-to-Back fan
• NFX-FAN-B2F – Back-to-Front fan
Accessories Cards
• NFX-4ETH-EXPN – 4-port 1Gb Ethernet card
• NFX-6USB-EXPN – 6-port USB card
• NFX-8SRL-EXPN – 8-port Serial DB9 card

14. ZPE SYSTEMS, INC.
Address: 46757 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
United States
Toll Free: +1 844 497 3797
www.zpesystems.com
Sales Inquiries
sales@zpesystems.com
Support Inquires
support@zpesystems.com
Information Inquires
info@zpesystems.com
CONTACT INFO
NodeGrid Flex
https://www.zpesystems.com/products/nodegrid-flex/
Schedule a demo
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