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Extreme Networks Introduces Direct Attach Architecture To Increase Data Center Performance & Reduce Network Tiers
Published May 30, 2010
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Extreme Networks, Inc. announced its innovative “Direct Attach” architecture for data centers, an architecture designed to bring virtual machine switching back into the network and out of the server.
Extreme Networks® Direct Attach™ data center architecture is an evolutionary approach that allows virtual machines to be directly attached to the network without having to go through a full layer of software switching in the server. This approach to virtualized networks greatly simplifies management, monitoring and troubleshooting, while improving network performance in highly virtualized data center environments.
“While embedded virtual switches have enabled early server virtualization projects they can limit performance and increase complexity,” said Joe Skorupa, research vice president, data center and transformation and security, at Gartner, Inc. “Emerging technologies like direct I/O and VEPA allow VM to VM switching to be implemented in hardware in the first physical switch, increasing performance and simplifying management.”
Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture moves VM switching out of the server and into network switches, delivering wire-speed, network-based switching to VMs while dramatically reducing the number of managed switches through the elimination of the virtual switch layer.
In addition, Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture significantly simplifies management and troubleshooting by exposing inter-VM traffic to traditional, mature and well-understood networking tools, such as ACLs, firewalls and IDS..
Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture will interoperate with emerging IEEE 8021.Qbg, providing an easy and seamless migration path for organizations in addition to built-in investment protection.
“Extreme Networks’ Direct Attach architecture to virtual machine switching is a visionary step resulting in cost and performance benefits for the data center,” said Aziz Ala’ali, Regional Director for Extreme Networks, Middle East & Africa.
“Organizations can now transition their data center from a physical to a virtual model without fear of being locked into any proprietary technology, realizing all the benefits of virtualization, and eliminating some of the most painful objections.”
Extreme Networks Direct Attach will be made available through a licensable ExtremeXOS® software module, ranging across Extreme Networks’ portfolio of data center switching products. This includes fixed configuration stackable Summit® switches, including the Summit X450, Summit X480, Summit X650 and the BlackDiamond® 8800 modular switching platform.
Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture was named a Finalist for Best of Interop, recognizing the best new products in the virtualization category at Interop Las Vegas 2010.
Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture is a critical element included in the Company’s Four Pillar vision for the data center, enabling enterprises, managed hosting providers and cloud providers to seamlessly migrate from a Physical network to a Virtual network to Cloud environments.
- Pricing & availability:
Extreme Networks Direct Attach has a targeted release of third quarter CY 2010 via a licensable software module upgrade. The software module will be priced at $995 per Ethernet switch.
For more information:
Lorna Cardoz
Extreme Networks Marketing MEA
T: +971 (0)43 91 56 65
E: lcardoz@extremenetworks.com
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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