The Symbiont: A complete stateless thin client solution from Symbio Technologies

The Symbiont Boot Appliance (SBA)

Deploy a 100% server-centric network simply and easily with The Symbiont Boot Appliance.

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The Symbiont Boot Appliance (SBA) is a rackmount appliance that boots up stateless devices with no internal operating system or embedded software and connects them to virtually any application or terminal server. The result is a desktop environment that requires minimal maintenance, is very easy to deploy, requires no third party desktop management software, and is extremely secure. You can manage your network remotely through a web browser using a secure (SSL) connection.

Supported terminal services protocols include: Windows Terminal Services (RDP), Citrix (ICA), VMWare View, LDM (X over SSH), VNC (and VNC over SSH), Unix (XDMCP), IBM 3270, IBM 5250, Telnet, NoMachine (NX) and virtually any midrange, mainframe, or other legacy system. The Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect--VDI, TS, Legacy client has been added to The Symbiont Boot Appliance as well. Thin clients can also boot to a local kiosk-style Java-enabled web browser.

Administrators can create multiple virtual subnets, improving the network architect's ability to separate individual users and departments from each other, and can control access to local storage devices and locally attached printers. As a security-hardened device, the SBA is the perfect choice for classified environments.

SBA Features	SBA150 Professional
Rackmount size	1U
Maximum number of thin clients	250
Maximum number of subnets (IP-helper based) *	250
Maximum number of VLANS *	1
Latest SBA firmware (SymOSv5) *
Boots Symbiont Certified thin clients
Manage thin clients: view, add, remove, and disable
Secure (SSL) web-based management interface
Security options that meet U.S. Gov't security requirements *
Audio and video driver auto-detection *
Local or server-side printer spooling options *
Firewall and IP traffic control
Online and offline firmware upgrade and licensing options *
Encrypted SBA configuration *

* a new feature for SBAv5

The SBAv5 Manual (SBA150)
SBAv5 Brochure

SBA AddOn Modules extend the functionality of The Symbiont Boot Appliance.

SBA AddOn Module	SBA150 Professional
SBA and thin client monitoring **	License required
SBA and thin client reporting **	License required
SBA Admin alerts **	License required
SBA Firmware Rollback **	License required
Multiple SBA admins **	License required
SBA Warm Failover	License required
SBA Hot Failover **	License required
Thin client file system download **	License required
Secure Distributed Multi-head display (SDM) **	License required

** Coming soon

Every SBA comes with a one-year limited hardware warranty, renewable for up to five years.

Every SBA comes with a 90 day SBA Subscription at no cost. This subscription provides telephone and email support, firmware updates, and notification about new features.