Carrier SDN will drive new software called Lifecycle Service Orchestration, the next step beyond OSS/BSS.
Our Cumulus Networks team is very excited that Supermicro has joined our Open Hardware partner program, the latest major IT systems provider to join the industry-wide open networking movement.
Now there are Seven.
Supermicro is a leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server, blade, storage, and networking technology for Green Computing – worldwide. Cumulus Linux on Supermicro bare-metal switches further extends the reach of the Supermicro solutions, enabling rapid deployment of a highly scalable, cost effective software-defined network infrastructure for data center, cloud, enterprise IT, big data and HPC.
As our seventh Open Hardware partner, Supermicro is now part of a very impressive list of providers on the Cumulus Linux HCL: Agema, Dell, Edge-Core, HP, Penguin, Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), and Supermicro.
What does it mean for the industry? Open Networking is inevitable and Cumulus Networks is leading the way.
Major changes are underway in the IT industry that improve data center networking, allowing organizations of all sizes to leverage efficient technology that was developed by the world’s largest cloud operators. The resulting data center networks scale more easily, enable much faster innovation, and cost significantly less to build and operate. With data center infrastructure leaders like Supermicro embracing Continue reading
Initially when I was asked to blog about out-of-band management I thought to myself, as most people would, “this is too basic!” What new thing could I cover? Generally speaking, out-of-band management, like management in general, is an afterthought. With that typical attitude, we make the mistake of placing low value on access to our network devices, seeing it as a simple back door when in reality it could provide so much more.
The idea of creating the Cumulus® RMP (Rack Management Platform) came about after talking to several customers whose approach was to purchase low-end switching platforms to meet their out-of-band management needs. These closed network platforms provide such limited feature sets that it’s easy to dismiss their usefulness. The team sat down and came up with the idea to “complete the rack.” Why not provide the same open networking capabilities that Linux servers and Cumulus® Linux® switches offer for out-of-band management? Thus Cumulus RMP was created.
Typical Deployment Scenarios
In general there are two basic scenarios when it comes to out-of-band management. The first provides a simple but versatile L2 flat design leveraging VLANs to manage the switches and servers in the rack. The Cumulus RMPs Continue reading