(German-language version below)
Optimised and dedicated for Firebird databases
0.8 TB SSD for operating system
0,8 TB SSD NVMe SSD drive for Firebird 2.5/3.0/4.0 databases/backups
Dual Network interface: 1 GBit RJ45
32 GB RAM
Operating system preinstalled Windows 2019 Std or DC without license key or Ubuntu Linux
1.5 U height / 19 inch width, 40 cm length rack case
Recommended up to 25 users
Price EUR 2,890*
Our IFSLR rack servers offer a significantly higher performance. Please request a written offer for this server by e-mail: sales@ibexpert.biz.
The IFSMR reliably achieves values between 230% and 400% in the IBExpert benchmark with the current Firebird 64-bit Linux version, and has proven to be extremely fast and reliable in our pre-installed configuration.
Important: The IFSMR is configured to be used exclusively as a fast Firebird server.
You have full access to all Firebird directories and database paths, but cannot install any other software on this server for performance and security reasons.
After the transfer has been carried out together with you by remote maintenance and the Firebird databases have been set up, we will also set up a backup/restore for you, so that your data backups are reliably performed daily. The data backups are additionally secured on any other drive in the network or in the cloud.
The RemoteDBA is a database administrator who remotely accesses the database systems to carry out their work.
This offers the advantages of geographical and temporal independence for database maintenance.
Almost all database-relevant activities on physical and virtual environments, such as monitoring, database operation and prompt troubleshooting, are covered by this service.
The contract is for a maintenance period of 4 years per IFS server and is valid from the date of order.
The basic setup of your IFS servers is included in the hardware maintenance and RemoteDBA package and guarantees optimal performance.
Changes and patches are applied by IBExpert in agreement with both parties.
In the event of a server failure, IBExpert GmbH will take care of the recovery of the defect IFS server as part of the Hardware Maintenance and RemoteDBA package and, if possible, restore it remotely.
In the event of a hardware defect, the server is replaced with a functioning version.
The statutory warranty period for our devices is 24 months in accordance with § 438 BGB (German Civil Code) as a bring-in service.
If the defect is not covered by legal warranty, then the repair will be carried out for a fee, and the repaired server will be returned to you.
During this period, you are not entitled to an exchange or replacement server.
Maintenance contract and RemoteDBA for 4 years: EUR 999.00
Offer subject to change without notice.
Delivery dates on request, payment in advance.
The specified delivery dates are always non-binding.
All prices excl. sales tax/VAT where applicable. Transport costs depend upon delivery location.
Eine wesentlich höhere Leistung bietet unser IFSLR Rackserver. Bitte fordern Sie für diesen Server ein gesondertes Angebot per E-Mail an: sales@ibexpert.biz.
Der IFSMR erreicht im IBExpert Benchmark mit der aktuellen Firebird 64-Bit Linux Version zuverlässig Werte zwischen 230% und 400% und hat sich in der von uns vorinstallierten Konfiguration als ausgesprochen schnell und zuverlässig gezeigt.
Wichtig: Der IFSMR ist so konfiguriert, dass dieser ausschließlich als schneller Firebird Server eingesetzt wird.
Sie haben vollen Zugriff auf alle Firebird Verzeichnisse und Datenbankpfade, können auf diesem Server aber aus Performance- und Sicherheitsgründen keine andere Software installieren.
Nach der gemeinsam per Fernwartung durchgeführten Übertragung und der Einrichtung der Firebird Datenbanken, richten wir für Sie auch ein Backup/Restore ein, mit dem Datensicherungen täglich zuverlässig durchgeführt werden. Die Datensicherungen werden auf einem beliebigen anderen Laufwerk im Netzwerk oder in der Cloud zusätzlich abgesichert.
Der RemoteDBA ist ein Datenbankadministrator, der seine Tätigkeit via Fernzugriff (Remote Access) auf den Datenbanksystemen durchführt.
Der Vorteil dieser Methode zum Betreuen der Datenbanken ist die räumliche und zeitliche Unabhängigkeit. Es lassen sich fast alle datenbankrelevanten Tätigkeiten auf physischen und virtuellen Umgebungen wie das Monitoring, der Datenbankbetrieb und die unmittelbare Störungsbehebung mit diesem Service abbilden.
Der Vertrag wird je IFS Server für einen Wartungszeitraum von 4 Jahren geschlossen und gilt ab Auftrag.
Die Grundeinrichtung Ihrer IFS Server ist im Hardwarewartung und RemoteDBA Paket enthalten und garantiert eine optimale Performance.
Änderungen und Patches werden in Absprache beider Parteien von IBExpert eingespielt.
Wenn es zu einem Ausfall des Servers kommen sollte, kümmert sich die IBExpert GmbH im Rahmen des Vertrages um die Wiederherstellung des fehlerhaften IFS Servers und stellt diesen per Remote-Zugriff wieder her.
Im Falle eines Hardwarefehlers wird der Server gegen eine funktionierende Version ausgetauscht.
Gesetzliche Gewährleistungsfrist nach §438 BGB, jedoch nur als Bring In Service.
Liegt kein gewährleistungsrelevanter Fehler vor, wird die Reparatur kostenpflichtig bearbeitet und Sie erhalten den reparierten IFS Server zurück.
Ein Anspruch auf ein Austausch-/bzw. Ersatzgerät besteht nicht.
Wartungsvertrag und RemoteDBA für 4 Jahre: 999,00 Euro
Angebot freibleibend, ohne Gewähr.
Liefertermine auf Anfrage, Vorauskasse.
Genannte Liefertermine sind immer unverbindlich.
Alle Preise zzgl. MwSt. und Verpackung/Versand (Versandkosten je nach Lieferort).
(German-language version below)
Optimised and dedicated for Firebird databases
0.8 TB SSD for operating system
3.2 TB nvme SSD drive for Firebird 2.5/3.0/4.0 databases/backups
Optional up to 30 TB SSD
Dual Network interface: 10 GB RJ45 compatible 1 GB RJ45, optional 10 GB SFP+
64 GB RAM optional up to 128 GB
Operating system preinstalled Windows 2019 Std or DC without license key or Ubuntu Linux
1.5 U height / 19 inch width, 40 cm length rack case
Price from EUR 4,890*
We offer further Firebird IFS servers according to your requirements on request: sales@ibexpert.biz.
Due to their high reliability, our current configuration is delivered with an SSD for the databases. This SSD deployment delivers optimal performance for the Firebird database with maximum stability.
For an almost 100% reliability, we recommend using a second, identical Firebird IFS server, so that the databases can be protected by supplementary hardware with hourly backup/restore, or by replication at extra cost.
The IFSLR servers achieve IBExpert benchmark values between 320% and 640% with the current 64-bit Linux Firebird versions 2.5 and 3.0, and have proven to be extremely fast and reliable in our pre-installed configuration.
Important: The IFSLR servers are configured to be used exclusively as fast Firebird servers.
You have full access to all Firebird directories and database paths, but cannot install any other software on this server for performance and security reasons.
After the transfer has been carried out together with you by remote maintenance and the Firebird databases have been set up, we will also set up a backup/restore for you, so that your data backups are reliably performed daily. The data backups are additionally secured on any other drive in the network or in the cloud.
The RemoteDBA is a database administrator who remotely accesses the database systems to carry out their work.
This offers the advantages of geographical and temporal independence for database maintenance.
Almost all database-relevant activities on physical and virtual environments, such as monitoring, database operation and prompt troubleshooting, are covered by this service.
The contract is for a maintenance period of 4 years per IFS server and is valid from the date of order.
The basic setup of your IFS servers is included in the hardware maintenance and RemoteDBA package and guarantees optimal performance.
Changes and patches are applied by IBExpert in agreement with both parties.
With Windows servers, only the restoration of the operating system as delivered is included; customised settings are only restored at an additional expense and charged separately as part of our IBExpert and Firebird Standard Hotline (prepaid).
In the event of a server failure, IBExpert GmbH will take care of the recovery of the defect IFS server as part of the Hardware Maintenance and RemoteDBA package and, if possible, restore it remotely.
In the event of a hardware defect, the server is replaced with a functioning version.
The statutory warranty period for our devices is 24 months in accordance with § 438 BGB (German Civil Code) as a bring-in service.
If the defect is not covered by legal warranty, then the repair will be carried out for a fee, and the repaired server will be returned to you.
During this period, you are not entitled to an exchange or replacement server.
Maintenance contract and RemoteDBA for 4 years: EUR 1,499.00
Offer subject to change without notice.
Delivery dates on request, payment in advance.
The specified delivery dates are always non-binding.
All prices excl. sales tax/VAT where applicable. Transport costs depend upon delivery location.
Weitere Firebird IFS Server bieten wir entsprechend Ihrer Anforderungen auf Anfrage an: sales@ibexpert.biz.
Aufgrund der hohen Ausfallsicherheit wird unsere aktuelle Konfiguration mit einer SSD für die Datenbanken ausgeliefert. Der Einsatz dieser SSD liefert die optimale Leistung für die Firebird Datenbank bei maximaler Stabilität.
Für eine nahezu 100 prozentige Ausfallsicherheit empfehlen wir, einen zweiten, baugleichen Firebird IFS Server einzusetzen, so dass die Datenbanken durch eine zweite Hardware mit stündlicher Backup/Restore Sicherung, oder gegen Aufpreis, per Replikation abgesichert werden können.
Wichtig: Die IFSLR Server sind so konfiguriert, dass diese ausschließlich als schnelle Firebird Server eingesetzt werden.
Sie haben vollen Zugriff auf alle Firebird-Verzeichnisse und Datenbankpfade, können auf diesem Server aber aus Performance- und Sicherheitsgründen keine andere Software installieren.
Nach der gemeinsam per Fernwartung durchgeführten Übertragung und der Einrichtung der Firebird Datenbanken richten wir für Sie auch ein Backup/Restore ein, mit dem Datensicherungen täglich zuverlässig durchgeführt werden.
Die Datensicherungen werden auf einem beliebigen anderen Laufwerk im Netzwerk oder in der Cloud zusätzlich abgesichert.
Der RemoteDBA ist ein Datenbankadministrator, der seine Tätigkeit via Fernzugriff (Remote Access) auf den Datenbanksystemen durchführt.
Der Vorteil dieser Methode zum Betreuen der Datenbanken ist die räumliche und zeitliche Unabhängigkeit. Es lassen sich fast alle datenbankrelevanten Tätigkeiten auf physischen und virtuellen Umgebungen wie das Monitoring, der Datenbankbetrieb und die unmittelbare Störungsbehebung mit diesem Service abbilden.
Der Vertrag wird je IFS Server für einen Wartungszeitraum von 4 Jahren geschlossen und gilt ab Auftrag.
Die Grundeinrichtung Ihrer IFS Server ist im Hardwarewartung und RemoteDBA Paket enthalten und garantiert eine optimale Performance.
Änderungen und Patches werden in Absprache beider Parteien von IBExpert eingespielt.
Bei den Windows Servern ist nur die Wiederherstellung vom Betriebssystem in den Auslieferungszustand enthalten, angepasste Einstellungen werden als Zusatzaufwand wieder hergestellt und separat im Rahmen unsere IBExpert und Firebird Standard Hotline (Prepaid) berechnet.
Wenn es zu einem Ausfall des Servers kommen sollte, kümmert sich die IBExpert GmbH im Rahmen des Vertrages um die Wiederherstellung des fehlerhaften IFS Servers und stellt diesen per Remote-Zugriff wieder her.
Im Falle eines Hardwarefehlers wird der Server gegen eine funktionierende Version ausgetauscht.
Gesetzliche Gewährleistungsfrist nach §438 BGB, jedoch nur als Bring In Service.
Liegt kein gewährleistungsrelevanter Fehler vor, wird die Reparatur kostenpflichtig bearbeitet und Sie erhalten den reparierten IFS Server zurück.
Ein Anspruch auf ein Austausch-/bzw. Ersatzgerät besteht nicht.
Wartungsvertrag und RemoteDBA für 4 Jahre: 1499,00 Euro
Angebot freibleibend, ohne Gewähr.
Liefertermine auf Anfrage, Vorauskasse.
Genannte Liefertermine sind immer unverbindlich.
Alle Preise zzgl. MwSt. und Verpackung/Versand (Versandkosten je nach Lieferort).
If you would like to use IBExpert in your classroom, we offer the free IBExpert Developer Studio Educational Edition. This edition is equivalent to the IBExpert Developer Studio Edition, but is limited to a 50 MB database size and time-limited usage.
The free IBExpert Developer Studio Educational Edition may only be used for educational purposes at educational institutions.
To apply for the free IBExpert Developer Studio Educational Edition please send us an email with the following details:
Important: Due to the vast amounts of downloads the free IBExpert Personal Edition registration procedure is fully automated. We can therefore provide neither support nor service for this software edition.
The IBExpert Personal Edition is a free version of the IBExpert Developer Studio software that we offer to our customers for personal use. It includes access to the IBExpert IDE. (All other IBExpert Developer Studio modules are available in the IBExpert Developer Studio full version.)
1. The Personal Edition is certainly not intended for commercial use on multiple computers in a company, nor to be passed on or sold to others.
2. The Personal Edition may not be activated for other users.
3. Use of the IBExpert Personal Edition is only allowed by the person who has conducted the download from his/her account in the IBExpert Download Center.
4. A developer may use the Personal Edition commercially at his employer's (according to the terms in 3.). Any use by any other person or any form of distribution is strictly prohibited without prior written permission and will be prosecuted.
5. One free activation per customer per week is allowed.
Activations for the Personal Edition are valid until the end of a calendar month. When starting the Personal Edition at the beginning of the new month you need to enter a new activation code.
The free IBExpert Personal Edition is also compatible with Linux/Wine!
The IBExpert Personal Edition (with limited functionalities) can be downloaded here. You will need to enter a valid email address to receive a personal password, allowing you access to the IBExpert Download Center.
Once you have received your password you can login into the IBExpert Download Center and download the IBExpert Personal Edition. The registration procedure is described in our online documentation.
If you are not using IBExpert software for your personal use, please purchase an IBExpert Full Edition.
You can also replace the IBExpert Personal Edition our competitively priced IBExpert Day Edition packages, e.g. for your home office, for customer support, training, for database repairs, or to take a look at a Firebird database when you are out and about.
You can view all IBExpert software products and fees on our website: IBExpert products, services & prices.
Further information regarding the free IBExpert Personal Edition can be found in our IBExpert online documentation:
You can also find tips and solutions to a number of frequently asked questions:
Free IBExpert Benchmark Tool
IBExpert Developer Studio Benchmark
How does it work?
How do your results compare?
The current version was released on 23rd January 2022, and includes some bugfixes, preventing the benchmark to crash on some servers.
We also have a new result, but it is just to measure the network speed between the client and server (we know that it does not show useful values when using the free benchmark as this version always using localhost as the server network address, but especially for the full version incorporated in the IBExpert IDE, it is very helpful to detect slow network configs to understand why Firebird-based applications run slower than expected. Outdated Router technology, network bridge components etc. are often responsible for poor software speed.
The Net Test executes 2000 inserts to a table with 100 columns and sends all params from client to the server in individual params, so this function will create a few hundred thousand very small TCP IP packages over the network and the total time is measured by how many operations were done within each second.
A good value on fast networks should have around >=400 IOPs. If it is much slower, you should ask your network support to check the speed of components used.
It is not part of the calculated percentage result values, and also the time it takes is not used there, since these result values use minimal network traffic to measure the server speed and not the network speed.
How do you measure the performance of your own server or your clients'? Have you ever tried to compare the database speed of your Firebird server with new server hardware? Is a XEON Machine better than an Opteron? What improvements can you expect from fast SAS hard disks, RAID controllers or Enterprise SSDs?
This simple but effective tool gives you a reference benchmark, based on our recommended IFS Servers. Using IBExpert Benchmark you can generate and compare a reproducible speed index for your Firebird Server hardware. On average, our IFS servers with Firebird are 5 to 10 times faster than the server or virtual machines that our customers have previously used.
Benchmark (extended) results using Firebird 4.0 on an IFSML Server
To perform the IBExpert Benchmark at your customers and also take advantage of the extended and XXL benchmarks, you can use either the IBExpert Developer Studio customer version or the IBExpert Day Edition. To perform standard benchmarks locally, you may use our Free IBExpert Benchmark Tool.
You can use the IBExpert Benchmark Tool free of charge on any Windows computer. This limited special version allows standard benchmarks to be performed locally and includes Firebird 2.5, 3.0 and 4.0 versions, executed in application mode, so you do not need to install Firebird on the server to be tested.
The Benchmark Tool is quick and easy to use: download it here: https://ibexpert.net/benchmark/setup_benchmark.exe, install it on the drive that you want to test.
Since September 2021 the benchmark now uses the latest Firebird versions 2.5.9 and 3.0.7, and can also use Firebird 4.0.0 with the 32K page size. IBExpert Benchmark 2.0 was released on 17th November 2021.
The Benchmark Tool tests 10 parallel running threads.
Running the benchmark will not overwrite any programs already in use, nor does it install anything, so you can safely run the benchmark on your server. The IBExpert Benchmark Tool does not use an existing Firebird installation and will only test the drive on which it is installed.
Select the Firebird version you wish to use for your benchmark in the left-hand panel: Firebird 2.5 Superserver, Firebird 3.0 Superserver or Firebird 4.0 Superserver. The selection in this free version has been limited so that even users with no Firebird knowledge or experience can easily perform this quick benchmark test.
The right-hand window in this free version is read-only. (In the paid version you can enter any and all of this information, e.g. define your own connection string and client library file).
Start the benchmark by clicking Start Benchmark in the bottom left-hand corner.
Important: you will need to install and run this as Admin.
Note: Should you receive an error message, please download and install the current version.
The benchmark process and results are explained below under How does it work?
If you would like a more flexible version of our Benchmark, which allows you to change various test options, test multiple drives, various Firebird instances or even perform a benchmark on a Linux operating system or remote servers, you should use the following Benchmark, included in all IBExpert customer version IDEs.
This version offers standard, extended and XXL benchmarks, which can be performed on the Firebird 2.5 Superserver, Classic server, Superclassic server or Firebird 3.0 and Firebird 4.0 32- or 64-bit, Windows, Linux etc. either locally or remote. The Benchmark software is implemented as a 32-bit Windows software, but it can connect to any remote Firebird installation.
If you wish to collect the results for comparison with different hard and software combinations, enter a brief description of the configuration to be tested, along with the recipient email address for the statistic report.
Benchmark (extended) results using Firebird 4.0 on an IFSML Server
Then add the required database connection information - you need to set a new path for the newly generated database; if you specify the path of an existing database, you will receive a warning message:
Specify the Firebird client, as well as the user name and password (the standard SYSDBA and masterkey). Finally click Start benchmark to run the benchmark test.
IBExpert now creates the demo database, which always follows the same guidelines. It then executes the INITALL procedure in this database. Following this parallel threads are created, which attempt to input further orders into the database. Following the Drive Test, the CPU Test test then is executed.
The results are displayed in the lower window: the drive and the CPU index are percentage index values comparing to our our IFS Server v. 6.0 series, which we rated at the time at 100%.
If you have specified an email address, you will receive the results by mail, with the heading as specified in the Please add a short description of the Firebird server hard- and software field.
Based on a demo database, which is created automatically, the standard benchmark, which is also included in the Free IBExpert Benchmark Tool, runs approximately 8 million operations (individual insert/update/delete/select statements) using 10 simultaneous processes in 2 runs on databases created with different parameters to demonstrate the impact of the physical drive speed.
The extended benchmark uses 50 parallel processes (simulating 50 concurrent users) and the XXL benchmark simulates 250 concurrent users with its 250 simultaneous processes.
The Drive Test is simply creating a benchmark database from a script. Within the Drive Test we changed the value of the so-called cache buffers (DefaultDBCachePages in firebird.conf) to 50, the smallest value possible. Then a stored procedure is executed inside the database to generate a lot of test data. In the Drive Test approximately 850,000 operations (i.e. INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT statements) are carried out. This really measures the speed of the drive, because of the low-level of cache that is being used, is responsible for making a lot of I/O operations on the external drive.
This category calculates the percentage value for multi-threaded CPU tests with 5000 pages cache result to better see the advantages when using Firebird 3. This means that it no longer needs any operations on the disk. You will see a much faster result. The Thread Test, the multi-threaded line - with this one 10 parallel threads are always executed, which means it generates several thousand new orders inside the Demo database simultaneously. The Threads value here is the most important value, when you later have to check whether the server is really fast. Only this Threads value is recalculated to the Thread Test.
The Thread Test simply we take the CPU Test / Threads value and recalculate it. Thread Test simply means that we take the CPU Test / Threads value and compare it to the original machine. This machine is compared to our original machine as an index value.
Compare your server's performance to our IFS servers! This simple but effective tool gives you a reference benchmark, based on our recommended IFS Servers.
Our servers will show you a typical Firebird 2.5 Superserver performance of at least 200% for the CPU and at least 200% for the HDD Test with our IFS server series), und using Firebird 3.0 at least 230% for the CPU and at least 500% for the HDD Test. Results under 100% indicate an outdated server performance.
Important: This benchmark gives you a value to compare several hardware or software configurations running the Firebird server.
You will notice a huge performance increase, when comparing a Windows environment mit a Linux environment on the same hardware. This is partially due to the Windows NTFS file system, which is standard on Windows.
If, for example, you want to restart the Benchmark, especially on virtual machines, we always recommend executing this Benchmark several times, because sometimes when you execute it again, you can achieve better or worse values. This can happen because other jobs are being executed by the virtual machine host.
If the results are poor, click in the results window. You will be automatically redirected to our homepage. Here you can view our current offers for our really fast IFS Firebird servers.
Changing the server to a more powerful hardware might improve the speed by 100%. Additionally optimizing your software and database operations can often improve the speed by more than 1000%. Ask sales@ibexpert.biz for further support.
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