HP (NYSE: HPQ) and VMware, Inc. today announced plans to
collaborate to deliver the industry's first federated network
solution, designed to provide customers unified automation of, and
visibility into, their physical and virtual data center networks,
enabling business agility and improving business continuity.(1)
As companies embrace cloud and mobility, manual network
configuration has proven time and resource intensive, as well as
error prone. Network virtualization offers a centralized control
plane, but does not automate configuration and provisioning of
physical network devices.
The new HP-VMware networking solution will federate the HP
Virtual Application Networks SDN Controller with the VMware NSX™
network virtualization platform to provide customers with an
integrated approach to automating their physical and virtual
network infrastructure. The networking solution will provide a
centralized view, unified automation, visibility and control of the
complete data center network, improving agility, monitoring and
troubleshooting.
According to Gartner analyst Joe Skorupa, "A hybrid model blends
the device-based and the overlay models, transparently mixing
physical and virtual devices under a common control plane. This
approach promises a rapid time to value, support for bare-metal
endpoints (servers, networking, security appliances and so forth)
and a smooth migration to an optimal mix of endpoints." (2)
"Networks must be agile enough to enable the adoption of cloud
and mobility while ensuring continuity," said Bethany Mayer, senior
vice president and general manager, Networking, HP. "Building upon
our SDN leadership, the HP-VMware networking solution unifies
visibility and automation of the physical and virtual network with
a common control plane, enabling new application and service
delivery in minutes rather than months."
Automating physical and virtual
infrastructure A typical cloud data center network may require
10,000 provisions per day, each requiring at least 20 network
command line changes. These 200,000 command line changes would
require 3,333 man hours to complete, assuming 1 minute per
command.(3) The HP-VMware networking solution promises to eliminate
manual configuration of both the physical and virtual data center
networks through interoperable automated orchestration of policies.
It also will create a single view of the network -- both physical
and virtual.
The HP Virtual Application Networks SDN Controller also will
include support for VMware Open vSwitch Database (OVSDB) management
protocol. This enables HP FlexFabric switches to participate in the
automated provisioning of the virtual network, which will be
delivered by VMware NSX network virtualization platform.
"Customers are adopting network virtualization to gain the
necessary agility needed to realize the promise of virtualized and
cloud data centers. To be successful, IT organizations need
solutions to deliver common management of services and operations
across the physical and virtual domains," said Stephen Mullaney,
senior vice president and general manager, networking and security
business unit, VMware. "By collaborating with HP on a federated
networking solution, we will help our joint customers create a
unified network operations model that will radically simplify IT in
the software-defined data center."
HP also introduced the HP FlexFabric 5930 switch with built-in
intelligence based on VXLAN technology, extending network
virtualization to the servers, and allowing customers to leverage
their virtual and physical networks to work together as one
entity.
Streamlined expertise for heterogeneous
software defined networks HP offers clients a single point of
contact to help support and evolve complex data center networks
while incorporating the benefits of software-defined networking
(SDN). The new HP Datacenter Care for Networking provides clients
with a single, environment-based relationship that can incorporate
the HP-VMware networking solution into existing and future
environments.
HP also helps clients determine where SDN can deliver optimal
benefits to their organization with the SDN Connectivity
Transformation Experience Workshop, which builds organizational
alignment and an initiative roadmap for the client, taking into
consideration SDN-enabled business benefits and risks. The service
also helps clients explore architectural options that consider
their current state and best path to the future, both from a
technology and investment point of view. As a result of the
workshop, clients can determine their pragmatic path for their
unique SDN journey, incorporating people, process and
technology.
Single point of control across physical and
virtual networks The new HP ConvergedControl software
application runs on the HP Virtual Application Networks SDN
controller and unifies the visibility and control of the virtual
and physical networks by leveraging the HP Intelligent Management
Center (IMC), which is already integrated with VMware vCenter. This
creates a single point of control for both networks, while
simplifying management.
HP at VMworld 2013 HP and VMware will
demonstrate the federated network solution in the software-defined
zone 2235 at VMworld San Francisco, held August 25-29, at Moscone
Center. In addition, HP will showcase new products and services in
booth 1405.
Availability
- The HP-VMware networking solution is expected to be available
worldwide in the second half of 2014.
- HP ConvergedControl is expected to be available worldwide in
the second half of 2014.
- HP FlexFabric 5930 is expected to be available worldwide in
December 2013.
HP's premier EMEA client event, HP Discover, takes place Dec.
10-12 in Barcelona, Spain.
About VMware VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the
leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that
enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on
VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and
consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is
evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2012 revenues
of $4.61 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 55,000
partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with
offices throughout the world and can be found online at
www.vmware.com.
About HP HP creates new possibilities for
technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses,
governments and society. With the broadest technology portfolio
spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT
infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers' most complex
challenges in every region of the world. More information about HP
is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1) Based on HP internal comparative analysis of publicly
available data from major competitors. (2) Gartner, "Market Trends:
Business Realities Driving SDN in Data Center Networking in 2013
and Beyond," Analyst: Joe Skorupa, May 28, 2013. (3) Based on HP
internal testing.
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