Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications
company, announced the launch of Enterasys S-Series S6. The Enterasys S6
is optimized for use in virtualized data center environments, integrating
seamlessly into today’s cold aisle/hot aisle data center cooling architectures.
The Enterasys S-Series also addresses enterprise IT
requirements around the increasing mobility of their workforce and surge in the
Consumerization of IT and virtual desktops.
The Enterasys S6
features a new six-slot chassis offering up to 432 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or
96 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, continuing to build on the
connectivity options offered by the highly reliable Enterasys S-Series.
“Enterprises must manage the explosive growth of
physical and virtual devices, while providing flexible access and maintaining
security,” said Ram Appalaraju, vice president of marketing at Enterasys
Networks.
“With the S-Series, Enterasys supports the scale and
granularity that virtualized data centers require. This capability is
especially important for virtual desktops, as new devices, such as iPads and
smartphones, constantly require reauthorization when they come onto and leave
the network,” Ram added.
The S-Series incorporates Enterasys’ CoreFlow2 ASIC,
which is designed to classify users, devices and applications. CoreFlow2 brings
advanced network automation, visibility and control to customers.
Enterasys switching design is engineered to provide
network operators with important visibility into how individual virtual
machines are using the network, helping to curb VM sprawl.
CoreFlow2’s flow-based switching automatically classifies
and enforces application traffic at line rate, providing network administrators
with the ability to ensure consistent application performance, whether it’s for
cloud applications or Web surfing.
The Enterasys S6 enables an easy software upgrade path to
new data center standards, such as Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), Virtual
Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) and components of Data Center Bridging (DCB),
without a disruptive and costly hardware upgrade, as is common in the industry.
Leveraging CoreFlow2 technology, automated provisioning
of virtual and physical switches is enabled by Enterasys NMS and Data Center
Manager, with single pane of glass management for both data center and unified
edge access. This ensures seamless application performance in a virtualized
environment.
The Enterasys S6 is optimized for use in data center
environments, meeting the cooling, connectivity and power requirements of
today’s data center network fabric.
The Enterasys S6 is designed for the physical network
infrastructure needed to support virtualized environments, with front-to-back
cooling capabilities, ideal for data centers with hot aisle/cold aisle
configurations.
Furthermore, the S-Series switch family scales up to 64
million flows and more than 1 Terabit per system, providing the granularity and
scale needed to manage a virtualized network as easily as a physical network.
Leveraging CoreFlow2 technology, the S-Series, in conjunction
with Enterasys NMS and Data Center Manager, provides a single pane of glass
management for both data center and unified edge access, ensuring the highest
availability for mission-critical data center applications.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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