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SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arcfra released Arcfra Enterprise Cloud Platform (AECP) 7.0, introducing AECP Compute Edition. Enterprises can replace VMware virtualization while retaining existing Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage arrays, fabrics and storage operating procedures.

The release adds controls for server utilization, stronger host and guest security, unified infrastructure management and application load balancing. AECP VDI Standard also launches with this release for Omnissa Horizon environments.

Compute Edition uses Arcfra’s Virtualization Cluster File System (VCFS) to provide shared VM datastores on existing SAN infrastructure. Native capabilities include snapshots, clones, space reclamation, and live storage migration. Compute and storage can expand independently, with support for up to 64 hosts and 4,096 VMs per datastore. VCFS requires no controller VM, preserving host resources for workloads.

Administrators can configure memory overcommit for individual VMs while reserving memory for critical applications. Overcommitted VMs remain eligible for live migration, distributed resource scheduling and high availability. Administrators can enable Boost I/O acceleration for individual VMs, directing acceleration and associated CPU overhead to high I/O workloads.

AECP 7.0 adds VM Secure Boot and virtual Trusted Platform Modules for Windows 11, BitLocker and Credential Guard across external storage and HCI deployments. Host protections include Secure Boot, software integrity verification and hardening. New clusters enable the host firewall by default, with automatic rules for cluster services.

Arcfra Operation Center 4.10 manages Compute Edition and hyperconverged infrastructure clusters from one console. Updates include capacity forecasting, traffic visualization and Japanese language support in key interface areas. VMTools upgrades independently of the platform. Arcfra Network Service 3.6 adds Layer 7 load balancing alongside existing Layer 4 capabilities, supporting application and connection traffic without a separate load balancing product for those workloads.

AECP VDI Standard combines Arcfra’s Omnissa-certified virtualization and block storage components in HCI mode. Customers can replace vSphere and vSAN while retaining Horizon workflows. Licensing is based on CPU cores without storage capacity charges, and local read I/O helps reduce network pressure during desktop boot and login peaks.

Customers can retain existing backup software, repositories and retention policies. Converged deployments support agentless protection with Commvault, Veeam and NetBackup. For Compute Edition, Arcfra plans NetBackup support in November 2026, then Commvault/Veeam in December 2026.