Introduction

IBM Aspera Shares on Demand is a multinode web transfer application that enables companies to share content in the form of files and directories of any size within their organization or with external customers and partners. You can deploy Shares on Demand as either of the following:

• A single server solution that enables sharing content from a single content store and transfer node.
• A separate server that consolidates multiple content nodes into a single view, and enables management of user access and file transfers across all nodes.

Shares on Demand is powered by IBM Aspera Enterprise Server, which features the Aspera Node API, a daemon providing REST-enabled file operations and a transfer management API.

Shares on Demand is capable of managing one or more transfer nodes, which can be local, remote, or cloud-based file systems. Transfer nodes are accessed using the Aspera Node API, which is activated by the Aspera Enterprise Server license.

With Shares on Demand you can perform the following tasks:

• Navigate across files and folders to locate and initiate a high-speed file transfer.
• Use search, filtering, and sorting capabilities to find individual files or folders in content stores.
• Provide secure authenticated access with support for users, groups, and directory services.
• Manage access and visibility of nodes and directories.
• Manage user activities at the directory level.
• Set up a real-time activity feed that keeps track of user actions and operations such as creating, deleting, and renaming files and directories. You can also keep track of all administration and management functions.
• Configure system logging levels.