Combining next-generation transport with exceptional transfer and user management capabilities for enterprise applications, the Aspera Enterprise Server is the industry standard for serving up files, directories and large data sets over the WAN with unrivaled Aspera performance.

Built on patented fasp™ technology, the Aspera Enterprise Server delivers maximum transfer throughput independent of distance and network conditions, typically achieving 10-100x speed improvement over FTP/SCP, with end-to-end security and exceptional bandwidth control.

Authorized users can manually upload and download files and directories, or automate transfers through hot-folders and scheduling.  Server administrators can push files directly to their users.

The Aspera Enterprise Server supports connections with a variety of client options including scriptable command line, desktop applications, third-party embedded clients and mobile applications.

Server administrators create user accounts with varied levels of access control, including restricting users to a particular -docroot- directory, security and bandwidth profiles.  Incoming files can be automatically processed.  

Licensed on bandwidth capacity, the Aspera Enterprise Server can incorporate the upcoming Aspera Sync add-on for multi-site, multi-directional file synchronization, and can be remotely managed and controlled via the optional Aspera Console web-based transfer management application.

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Applications

•    Enterprise-wide file movement
•    High-volume content ingest
•    High-performance content distribution
•    FTP / SFTP server replacement for high performance transfers

Functionality at-a-glance

•    Transfer file and directory data with high-performance fasp™ transport
•    Solid throughput over high-loss and delay networks
    - From low capacity to multi-gigabit networks
•    Flexible, per-transfer and aggregate bandwidth management
•    Highly scalable
    - Thousands of concurrent transfer sessions
    - Multi-gigabit per second aggregate throughput
•    Complete state-of-the-art security, in-transit and at-rest
•    Comprehensive automation and scheduling
•    Advanced user and server management
•    Complete monitoring and reporting, including auditable history
•    Uploads and downloads via:
    - Desktop application
    - Mobile application
    - Scriptable command line
    - Third-party embedded clients

New in version 2.7 (available now!)

•    Large file sessions
    - Individual transfer sessions are no longer limited to 6 TB and can be virtually limit-less

•    Optimized rate control mechanism for virtualized systems on VMware appliances
    - Protects against clock imprecision in virtual machines

•    Enhanced partial-file transfer management
    - Writes files being transferred with “.partial” extension and in-progress manifest files with “.in-progress” extension

•    Extended user and transfer management
    - Enhanced user management in Windows, with flexible handling of Active Directory domain aliases and improved support, security and feedback to user (in asconfigurator)
    - New ability to allow/deny transfer requests by client IP address and by cookie patterns
    - Improved proxy support

•    Augmented ascp features and new command options
    - SrcBase - preserve directory structure of source arguments
    - Manifest in-progress suffix
    - Symlink and overwrite/force modifiers
    - Command file now supports users with “@” and paths with “:”
    - ascp can now “auto-accept” server keys
    - ascp preserves source (owner) uid/gid on Unix
    - faspmanager - support for private ascp runs
    - ascmd file/directory creation mode in Unix, to change permissions when creating new files or directories, based on aspera.conf settings

•    Expanded SDK
    - new reliable query API for Web Services SDK, which manages persistence of transfer management data on the node and supports queries from third-party applications
    - Support for private ascp runs for faspmanager SDK
    - Persistent session “soft close” for faspmanager SDK

Transfer

•    GUI, command line or SDK initiation of transfers
•    Multi-location file delivery at once, using multi-point transfers
•    Robust and reliable transfers with automatic retry and resume of partial or failed transfers
•    Transfer priority levels (fair, high, low),  with “minimum rate” for guaranteed delivery time
•    Option to name any transfer, for tracking and reporting purposes
•    Optional transfer history database
•    Native IPv6 support
    
Administration

• Configure all node properties including bandwidth controls, encryption
    - Advanced user and access control
    - Restrict user access to a “document root” directory

•    Unlimited number of concurrent users
    - Flexible transfer and bandwidth management & scheduling
    - Adjustable, real-time bandwidth controls
    - Transfer scheduling & queueing
    - Reordering of transferqueues on-the-fly
    - Aggregate or per-flow bandwidth profiles (cap and prioritization)
      • vLink™ virtual/QoS aggregate bandwidth management
      • Time-of-day/day-of-week scheduling of aggregate bandwidth
    - Pre-set bandwidth profiles per user/group
      •Rule-based vLink™ setting by client IP address or metadata

•    Real-time control of aggregate and per-flow transfer caps and prioritization
    - Cancel, pause, or resume transfers on-the-fly

•    Flexible file handling, including file symlinks, with symlink “follow” and “copy” operations

•    Monitoring and reporting
    - Real-time activity monitoring for all incoming and outgoing transfers
    - Configurable e-mail notifications
    - Delivery confirmation manifest on client and server, as a “transfer receipt” for tracking and auditing
    - Server detailed transfer logging in centralized database

•    Remote central management, monitoring and control through Aspera Console
    - Auditable, centralized transfer history

•    Multi-user setup, sharing connection and private keys’ settings with all users

Security

•    Thorough SSH authentication
•    AES-128 data encryption in-transit and at-rest
•    FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic module
•    Configurable encryption settings per user, with complete transfer authorization policies and security options
    - Sender can decide to encrypt-at-rest
    - Admin can enforce encryption-at-rest, including passphrase strength
•    Data integrity verification for each transmitted block

Automation

•    Transfer bandwidth scheduling on the server, including vLink™ (aggregate bandwidth) scheduling
•    Repeatable and scheduled transfers (one-time and recurring) through templates using Aspera Console
•    Hot folder service
    - Built-in with Windows, separately installed on Mac & Linux
•    Custom pre- and post-processing functionality
    - Custom processing of transfer completion events (script, web-services, SDK library)
•    Automatic forwarding on the server
    - Forward to/from server to any other Aspera server or another computer running Aspera software for further processing
    - Can forward files arriving by FTP or other means in addition to Aspera transfers
•    Scriptable command line

SDK

•    All core file transfer functionality is available through a comprehensive Software Development Kit (SDK)
    - Transfer initiation and monitoring via Web Services
    - Deployment of integrated applications requires valid Aspera licenses
•    Available to developers via an annual development subscription
    - Includes available libraries, APIs, development licenses and support
    - Rich Java, C#, and C++ APIs for integration in any web application
    - Web Services API for transfer automation

Screenshot Tour

Main window with transfer monitor Mac OS X	Main window with transfer monitor Windows
Authorizations setup	Bandwidth configuration
User access control	User network configuration
Transfer setup	Delivery receipt & e-mail notification

Licensing and deployment


 

•    Multi-tiered licensing based on bandwidth capacity
    - Licensed “per seat”, available as individual or packs of licenses
    - 10Mbps through 1Gbps (higher bandwidth options for clusters)

•    High-availability cluster configuration options
    - active/active or active/passive

•    Supports connections with Aspera Client and Aspera Point-to-Point
    - Push/pull files to/from other Aspera Enterprise Servers and Aspera Point-to-Point desktop clients
    - Aspera Point-to-Point, Client and third-party embedded clients transfer files to/from Enterprise Server

•    Mobile option enables uploads from the free Aspera Mobile Uploader application

Operating Systems Supported