The document provides information on new networking features in Windows Server 2012 for Hyper-V including load balancing and failover capabilities using NIC Teaming, support for Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) to directly assign network adapters to virtual machines, and Quality of Service bandwidth management. It defines these features and explains how NIC Teaming can provide redundancy, how SR-IOV can reduce latency and increase throughput, and how bandwidth management enables predictable performance for virtual machines.
VMready is a software solution that automates the network configuration of virtual workloads when they are migrated between physical servers. It assigns network settings and security policies to each virtual workload and ensures these settings remain attached to the workload during live migrations. This prevents network issues that could disrupt services and breach security. VMready runs on IBM networking switches and works with IBM PowerVM virtualization software to provide a secure, dynamic network infrastructure that is easier to manage as workloads move in virtualized environments.
Nexus 5548 switches provide a scalable single layer data center design for midsize organizations. The switches support virtual port channels (vPC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), unified ports, and Nexus 2000 fabric extensions (FEX) to aggregate servers. This design balances cost and performance using a dedicated pair of Nexus 5548 switches for the data center core, with capabilities to transition to larger dual-tier designs.
IT Brand Pulse industry brief describing a new approach to configuring virtual networks for virtual machines...layering hypervisor-based virtual networking services on top of hardware based virtual networking services. The result is more efficient management and lower costs.
Avaya Fabric Connect: The Right Foundation for the Software-Defined Data CenterAvaya Inc.
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This paper focuses on a specific real-world use case for SDN - the Software-Defined Data Center. It provides Avayaās perspective on the characteristics of the Software-Defined Data Center and the value of its Fabric Connect technology as the foundation for this solution. It also talks about how combining Avaya Fabric Connect with open-source cloud orchestration capabilities (that are being defined by OpenStack) can enable a graceful migration to the Software-Defined Data Center.
This document discusses Ethernet fabrics and the On-Demand Data Center (ODDC). It provides an overview of Brocade's fabric technology and how it enables automation, efficiency, and scale in data center networks. It also discusses how Brocade supports software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, and building on-demand data centers through its portfolio of networking solutions.
Technology Brief: Flexible Blade Server IOIT Brand Pulse
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This document summarizes and compares the I/O capabilities of Cisco UCS and HP BladeSystem architectures. It finds that HP provides several advantages:
1) HP BladeSystem architecture allows server-to-server traffic within a blade enclosure without oversubscription, while Cisco UCS requires this traffic to travel outside the enclosure.
2) Network latency calculations show HP architecture has over 50% lower latency.
3) HP provides more flexible support for both converged and non-converged Ethernet and Fibre Channel environments.
IBM Software Defined Networking for Virtual Environments (IBM SDN VE)IBM System Networking
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The document discusses IBM's Software Defined Network for Virtual Environments (SDN VE). It aims to provide faster application provisioning by enabling network connectivity to be automated and provisioned as quickly as virtual servers. SDN VE acts as a network hypervisor, allowing multiple virtual networks to be provisioned on top of a common physical network infrastructure without changes. It can support millions of virtual networks and end stations, providing scalability for multi-tenancy in the cloud.
IT Brand Pulse industry brief describing a new approach to configuring virtual networks for virtual machines...layering hypervisor-based virtual networking services on top of hardware based virtual networking services. The result is more efficient management and lower costs.
VMready is a software solution that automates the network configuration of virtual workloads when they are migrated between physical servers. It assigns network settings and security policies to each virtual workload and ensures these settings remain attached to the workload during live migrations. This prevents network issues that could disrupt services and breach security. VMready runs on IBM networking switches and works with IBM PowerVM virtualization software to provide a secure, dynamic network infrastructure that is easier to manage as workloads move in virtualized environments.
Nexus 5548 switches provide a scalable single layer data center design for midsize organizations. The switches support virtual port channels (vPC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), unified ports, and Nexus 2000 fabric extensions (FEX) to aggregate servers. This design balances cost and performance using a dedicated pair of Nexus 5548 switches for the data center core, with capabilities to transition to larger dual-tier designs.
IT Brand Pulse industry brief describing a new approach to configuring virtual networks for virtual machines...layering hypervisor-based virtual networking services on top of hardware based virtual networking services. The result is more efficient management and lower costs.
Avaya Fabric Connect: The Right Foundation for the Software-Defined Data CenterAvaya Inc.
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This paper focuses on a specific real-world use case for SDN - the Software-Defined Data Center. It provides Avayaās perspective on the characteristics of the Software-Defined Data Center and the value of its Fabric Connect technology as the foundation for this solution. It also talks about how combining Avaya Fabric Connect with open-source cloud orchestration capabilities (that are being defined by OpenStack) can enable a graceful migration to the Software-Defined Data Center.
This document discusses Ethernet fabrics and the On-Demand Data Center (ODDC). It provides an overview of Brocade's fabric technology and how it enables automation, efficiency, and scale in data center networks. It also discusses how Brocade supports software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, and building on-demand data centers through its portfolio of networking solutions.
Technology Brief: Flexible Blade Server IOIT Brand Pulse
Ā
This document summarizes and compares the I/O capabilities of Cisco UCS and HP BladeSystem architectures. It finds that HP provides several advantages:
1) HP BladeSystem architecture allows server-to-server traffic within a blade enclosure without oversubscription, while Cisco UCS requires this traffic to travel outside the enclosure.
2) Network latency calculations show HP architecture has over 50% lower latency.
3) HP provides more flexible support for both converged and non-converged Ethernet and Fibre Channel environments.
IBM Software Defined Networking for Virtual Environments (IBM SDN VE)IBM System Networking
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The document discusses IBM's Software Defined Network for Virtual Environments (SDN VE). It aims to provide faster application provisioning by enabling network connectivity to be automated and provisioned as quickly as virtual servers. SDN VE acts as a network hypervisor, allowing multiple virtual networks to be provisioned on top of a common physical network infrastructure without changes. It can support millions of virtual networks and end stations, providing scalability for multi-tenancy in the cloud.
IT Brand Pulse industry brief describing a new approach to configuring virtual networks for virtual machines...layering hypervisor-based virtual networking services on top of hardware based virtual networking services. The result is more efficient management and lower costs.
This document provides an overview of Microsoft's Virtual Academy training on Hyper-V and virtualization. It outlines an introductory first half focusing on Hyper-V infrastructure, networking, storage and management. After a meal break, the second half covers Hyper-V networking technologies like VMQ, SR-IOV and the extensible switch, as well as integration with System Center and other Microsoft virtualization products. Frequently asked networking questions are also addressed at a high level.
This document discusses virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V, a new technology in Windows Server 2012 that allows direct access to Fibre Channel shared storage by multiple guest virtual machines. It simplifies connectivity between Fibre Channel SAN storage and Hyper-V applications, offering unprecedented levels of availability, scalability, and operational efficiency for virtualized workloads and cloud architectures when combined with Brocade's Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure. Key capabilities enabled include distributed workload clustering across shared storage, live migration of virtual machines without storage connectivity disruption using dual World Wide Names, and leveraging multipath I/O functionality for continuous storage connectivity.
Brocade Software Networking Presentation at Interface 2016Scott Sims
Ā
This document summarizes Brocade's software networking solutions including Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). It describes Brocade's SDN controller, vRouter, vADC, and Services Director products. The SDN controller provides a centralized view of the network and APIs for developing applications. The vRouter is a virtual router that can provide networking and security functions with high performance. The vADC provides load balancing, traffic management, and application delivery capabilities. The Services Director provides capacity management and metering for virtual network functions.
The document discusses traditional data center network architectures and secure designs. It notes that 59% of organizations lack resources to validate vendor claims, and organizations need methods to validate network resiliency using real traffic loads and security attacks. It then provides an overview of a traditional secure data center design with two main components: 1) the physical network fabric and 2) the virtual fabric and compute environment. It shows how this design establishes internal secure zones without crossing the core network, and incorporates virtual security services. Finally, it gives examples of traditional secure use cases such as separating internal and external zones, and securing application tiers.
Windows Server 2012 vereinfacht die Einrichtung von Direct Access stark. Wie ist die Abgrenzung zum Forefront UAG, was sind die neuen Mƶglichkeiten und wie sieht DirectAccess in der Praxis aus? Nach dieser Session haben Sie DirectAccess live gesehen und kƶnnen das Potenzial fĆ¼r Ihr Unternehmen einschƤtzen.
PLNOG 5: Piotr SzoÅkowski - Data Center i nie tylko...PROIDEA
Ā
This document discusses data center networking and virtualization challenges. It provides an overview of Extreme Networks' solutions, including their "four pillars" approach of automated, customized, scalable and efficient networking. It discusses issues with virtualized networks like VM mobility and network visibility. Extreme Networks' XNV solution provides network visibility into the VM lifecycle. It also discusses direct attach architectures and how they can reduce network tiers both physically and virtually.
IPI DC-BOX, a ready-to-deploy data center in a
bundle, uses OcNOSā¢ carrier-grade network
operating system to build next generation data
centers with the benefits of disaggregation.
Targeted DC Architectures:
1. Leaf and Spine
2. CLOS Fabric
3. Mobile Edge Computing
4. Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
The success of todayās organizations and enterprises highly depends on reliable and secure connectivity. Enterprise connectivity exists between different branches, between a central offi ce and geographically widespread points of activity and between an enterprise and the public internet. The connectivity enables faster, more secure transactions and improved productivity by sharing information between entities,
no matter where they are.
The document provides an overview of the Juniper SDN landscape and Contrail solution. It begins with introducing the speaker and their background. It then discusses the need for SDN due to challenges in traditional networking. The current SDN landscape includes major players like Cisco, Juniper, VMware, OpenStack and smaller startups. Contrail is positioned as Juniper's SDN overlay solution that integrates with OpenStack and uses standard protocols like BGP, MPLS and XMPP to provide multi-tenancy, overlays, routing and gateway connectivity.
Cisco ACI & F5 Integrate to Transform the Data CenterF5NetworksAPJ
Ā
To meet business expectations without compromising on security, availability, or performance, todayās IT organizations are expected to deliver applications with a speed and efficiency that was unimaginable just a few years ago. To keep pace, you must transform your data
center infrastructure to support the rapid provisioning and scaling of network and application services. With the joint solution of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and F5Ā Synthesisā¢, you can operationalize the network and accelerate application deployment.
Internet Research Lab at NTU, Taiwan.
Software-Defined Networking overview and framework introduction. (ppt slide for download.) Comparing server virtualization and network virtualization, take Onix controller as an example. A quick view to LightRadio from Alcetel-Lucent.
Intel and IP Infusion Deliver Deterministic NFV PerformanceDhiman Chowdhury
Ā
IP Infusion's VirNOS virtual networking solutions combines Intel performance technology with proven control plane to offer stable performance. VirNOS is also integrated with the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK), a library of drivers for fast packet processing. DPDK is a Linux Foundation Project for which Intel is among the leading members.
The VirNOS data plane is extremely modular, featuring flexible NFV infrastructure for both control plane (NFVI-C) and for the
user plane (NFVI-U). The NFVI-U offers hardware abstraction and packet handling services, with plug-in modules for SDKs and different network cores. On top of that, IP Infusion has introduced VNFs as a Service, allowing the user to customize IP/MPLS switching and routing services as well as VxLAN and NvGRE services. For SDN environments, VirNOS also features OpenFlow switching alongside the IP capabilities via an OpenFlow Agent and connectivity to a centralized OpenFlow controller.
VMworld 2014: vCloud Hybrid Service Networking Technical Deep DiveVMworld
Ā
VMware vCloud Hybrid Service provides networking services including IPsec VPN connectivity, direct connect options, and network address translation capabilities. Customers can connect their on-premises networks to vCloud Air through various connectivity methods and extend their internal IP addressing schemes. The presentation also discusses load balancing, firewall, and intrusion detection options for securing multi-tier applications on vCloud Air. Disaster recovery with vCloud Air aims to maintain the same network configurations across sites.
The document discusses the performance of the Bivio 2000 network appliance. It has a scalable multi-processor architecture that can handle high computing demands for network services like deep packet inspection and multi-gigabit throughput. The system achieves high performance through its network interface modules, network processing cards, switched stack interconnect, and application processing cards working together. Benchmark tests show the Bivio 2000 can provide deterministic throughput of up to 4.2 Gbps per chassis.
Security and Virtualization in the Data CenterCisco Canada
Ā
This presentation will discuss, effectively integrating security, core Data Center fabric technologies and features, secutiry as part of the core design, designs to enforce micro segmentation in the data center, enforce separation of duties in virtualized and cloud environments and security to enforce continuous compliance.
Windows Server 2012 introduces new storage technologies like Storage Spaces and SMB 3.0 that can replace traditional SANs. These technologies provide high performance storage with easier administration and lower costs when used together. They enable virtualized storage through storage pools and spaces, storage resilience through hardware redundancy, and optimization of storage utilization.
This document discusses capabilities for managing private clouds using System Center 2012 SP1, including monitoring, orchestration, and chargeback/showback features. Key capabilities mentioned include private cloud monitoring with Operations Manager, using Orchestrator for gap closing and controlling sprawl, and configuring chargeback in System Center 2012 SP1 with features like price sheets, cloud pricing, and chargeback reports from Service Manager and Operations Manager.
This document provides an overview of Microsoft's Virtual Academy training on Hyper-V and virtualization. It outlines an introductory first half focusing on Hyper-V infrastructure, networking, storage and management. After a meal break, the second half covers Hyper-V networking technologies like VMQ, SR-IOV and the extensible switch, as well as integration with System Center and other Microsoft virtualization products. Frequently asked networking questions are also addressed at a high level.
This document discusses virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V, a new technology in Windows Server 2012 that allows direct access to Fibre Channel shared storage by multiple guest virtual machines. It simplifies connectivity between Fibre Channel SAN storage and Hyper-V applications, offering unprecedented levels of availability, scalability, and operational efficiency for virtualized workloads and cloud architectures when combined with Brocade's Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure. Key capabilities enabled include distributed workload clustering across shared storage, live migration of virtual machines without storage connectivity disruption using dual World Wide Names, and leveraging multipath I/O functionality for continuous storage connectivity.
Brocade Software Networking Presentation at Interface 2016Scott Sims
Ā
This document summarizes Brocade's software networking solutions including Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). It describes Brocade's SDN controller, vRouter, vADC, and Services Director products. The SDN controller provides a centralized view of the network and APIs for developing applications. The vRouter is a virtual router that can provide networking and security functions with high performance. The vADC provides load balancing, traffic management, and application delivery capabilities. The Services Director provides capacity management and metering for virtual network functions.
The document discusses traditional data center network architectures and secure designs. It notes that 59% of organizations lack resources to validate vendor claims, and organizations need methods to validate network resiliency using real traffic loads and security attacks. It then provides an overview of a traditional secure data center design with two main components: 1) the physical network fabric and 2) the virtual fabric and compute environment. It shows how this design establishes internal secure zones without crossing the core network, and incorporates virtual security services. Finally, it gives examples of traditional secure use cases such as separating internal and external zones, and securing application tiers.
Windows Server 2012 vereinfacht die Einrichtung von Direct Access stark. Wie ist die Abgrenzung zum Forefront UAG, was sind die neuen Mƶglichkeiten und wie sieht DirectAccess in der Praxis aus? Nach dieser Session haben Sie DirectAccess live gesehen und kƶnnen das Potenzial fĆ¼r Ihr Unternehmen einschƤtzen.
PLNOG 5: Piotr SzoÅkowski - Data Center i nie tylko...PROIDEA
Ā
This document discusses data center networking and virtualization challenges. It provides an overview of Extreme Networks' solutions, including their "four pillars" approach of automated, customized, scalable and efficient networking. It discusses issues with virtualized networks like VM mobility and network visibility. Extreme Networks' XNV solution provides network visibility into the VM lifecycle. It also discusses direct attach architectures and how they can reduce network tiers both physically and virtually.
IPI DC-BOX, a ready-to-deploy data center in a
bundle, uses OcNOSā¢ carrier-grade network
operating system to build next generation data
centers with the benefits of disaggregation.
Targeted DC Architectures:
1. Leaf and Spine
2. CLOS Fabric
3. Mobile Edge Computing
4. Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
The success of todayās organizations and enterprises highly depends on reliable and secure connectivity. Enterprise connectivity exists between different branches, between a central offi ce and geographically widespread points of activity and between an enterprise and the public internet. The connectivity enables faster, more secure transactions and improved productivity by sharing information between entities,
no matter where they are.
The document provides an overview of the Juniper SDN landscape and Contrail solution. It begins with introducing the speaker and their background. It then discusses the need for SDN due to challenges in traditional networking. The current SDN landscape includes major players like Cisco, Juniper, VMware, OpenStack and smaller startups. Contrail is positioned as Juniper's SDN overlay solution that integrates with OpenStack and uses standard protocols like BGP, MPLS and XMPP to provide multi-tenancy, overlays, routing and gateway connectivity.
Cisco ACI & F5 Integrate to Transform the Data CenterF5NetworksAPJ
Ā
To meet business expectations without compromising on security, availability, or performance, todayās IT organizations are expected to deliver applications with a speed and efficiency that was unimaginable just a few years ago. To keep pace, you must transform your data
center infrastructure to support the rapid provisioning and scaling of network and application services. With the joint solution of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and F5Ā Synthesisā¢, you can operationalize the network and accelerate application deployment.
Internet Research Lab at NTU, Taiwan.
Software-Defined Networking overview and framework introduction. (ppt slide for download.) Comparing server virtualization and network virtualization, take Onix controller as an example. A quick view to LightRadio from Alcetel-Lucent.
Intel and IP Infusion Deliver Deterministic NFV PerformanceDhiman Chowdhury
Ā
IP Infusion's VirNOS virtual networking solutions combines Intel performance technology with proven control plane to offer stable performance. VirNOS is also integrated with the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK), a library of drivers for fast packet processing. DPDK is a Linux Foundation Project for which Intel is among the leading members.
The VirNOS data plane is extremely modular, featuring flexible NFV infrastructure for both control plane (NFVI-C) and for the
user plane (NFVI-U). The NFVI-U offers hardware abstraction and packet handling services, with plug-in modules for SDKs and different network cores. On top of that, IP Infusion has introduced VNFs as a Service, allowing the user to customize IP/MPLS switching and routing services as well as VxLAN and NvGRE services. For SDN environments, VirNOS also features OpenFlow switching alongside the IP capabilities via an OpenFlow Agent and connectivity to a centralized OpenFlow controller.
VMworld 2014: vCloud Hybrid Service Networking Technical Deep DiveVMworld
Ā
VMware vCloud Hybrid Service provides networking services including IPsec VPN connectivity, direct connect options, and network address translation capabilities. Customers can connect their on-premises networks to vCloud Air through various connectivity methods and extend their internal IP addressing schemes. The presentation also discusses load balancing, firewall, and intrusion detection options for securing multi-tier applications on vCloud Air. Disaster recovery with vCloud Air aims to maintain the same network configurations across sites.
The document discusses the performance of the Bivio 2000 network appliance. It has a scalable multi-processor architecture that can handle high computing demands for network services like deep packet inspection and multi-gigabit throughput. The system achieves high performance through its network interface modules, network processing cards, switched stack interconnect, and application processing cards working together. Benchmark tests show the Bivio 2000 can provide deterministic throughput of up to 4.2 Gbps per chassis.
Security and Virtualization in the Data CenterCisco Canada
Ā
This presentation will discuss, effectively integrating security, core Data Center fabric technologies and features, secutiry as part of the core design, designs to enforce micro segmentation in the data center, enforce separation of duties in virtualized and cloud environments and security to enforce continuous compliance.
Windows Server 2012 introduces new storage technologies like Storage Spaces and SMB 3.0 that can replace traditional SANs. These technologies provide high performance storage with easier administration and lower costs when used together. They enable virtualized storage through storage pools and spaces, storage resilience through hardware redundancy, and optimization of storage utilization.
This document discusses capabilities for managing private clouds using System Center 2012 SP1, including monitoring, orchestration, and chargeback/showback features. Key capabilities mentioned include private cloud monitoring with Operations Manager, using Orchestrator for gap closing and controlling sprawl, and configuring chargeback in System Center 2012 SP1 with features like price sheets, cloud pricing, and chargeback reports from Service Manager and Operations Manager.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Jump Start - AIPPaulo Freitas
Ā
The document outlines a two day training on Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2. Day 1 covers new features of Windows Server 2012 R2 including server virtualization, cloud optimized networking, and storage. Day 2 focuses on server management, VDI, access and information protection, and web applications. The document also provides information on downloading the Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 previews and an upcoming System Center 2012 R2 Jumpstart event.
This document provides information about live migration capabilities in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, including live migration without shared storage, live migration with SMB shared storage, storage migration, and live migration with failover clusters. It defines the requirements for each type of live migration and describes the key steps and benefits of live migration without shared storage, which allows virtual machines and their storage to be migrated between Hyper-V hosts without the need for shared storage.
This document describes how Service Manager can integrate with various System Center and other line of business management tools to populate configuration items and facilitate automation. Key integration points include Configuration Manager for hardware and software inventory; Operations Manager for discovered objects; Virtual Machine Manager for virtual machines; and Active Directory for user and group data. Service Manager connectors allow bringing in this configuration item data and sending notifications. Orchestrator integration packs allow automating activities across the integrated tools by executing runbooks. This facilitates automated service delivery through capabilities like building and publishing service catalog offerings that invoke runbooks to fulfill requests.
This document provides information about live migration capabilities in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, including live migration without shared storage, live migration with SMB shared storage, storage migration, and live migration with failover clusters. It defines the requirements for each type of live migration and describes the key steps and benefits of live migration without shared storage, which allows virtual machines and their storage to be migrated between Hyper-V hosts without the need for shared storage.
Marvell SR-IOV Improves Server Virtualization PerformanceMarvell
Ā
Marvell FastLinQ 3400/8400 Series Adapters Enhance I/O Throughput and Reduce Processor Utilization
SR-IOV alleviates bottlenecks in virtual operating systems and enables ābare-metalā performance of virtualized resources.
ComparaĆ§Ć£o Hyper-V Windows 2008 R2 e Windows 2012grvalle_
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V both provide server virtualization capabilities. However, Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V provides more secure multitenancy with features like private virtual LANs, DHCP guard, and router guard. It also offers more flexibility with network virtualization, live migration improvements, storage migration, and PowerShell automation. Additionally, Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V is able to scale to larger configurations with support for more CPUs, memory, and virtual machines, features for performance like Dynamic Memory and NUMA support, and new storage and network features.
Virtual Accelerator is a host network acceleration software that provides high performance virtual networking capabilities for virtual machines. It boosts features, optimizes resource usage, and improves virtualization for network function virtualization, data center virtualization, and network appliance virtualization. Virtual Accelerator provides line rate networking and acceleration for virtual switches and networking through features like layer 2 and 3 support, overlays, routing, security, and more. It increases virtual machine density and performance on commercial off-the-shelf servers.
VMWARE Professionals - Security, Multitenancy and FlexibilityPaulo Freitas
Ā
This document provides information about virtualization capabilities and features of Hyper-V 2012 and VMware vSphere 5.1. It discusses network virtualization, live migration capabilities like simultaneous migrations and storage migrations. Hyper-V 2012 supports many advanced features out of the box, while some VMware features require additional licenses or components. The document also provides configuration examples and diagrams to illustrate network virtualization and live migration workflows between Hyper-V hosts.
The document summarizes new storage technologies in Windows Server 2012 for Hyper-V including support for virtual Fibre Channel, NPIV, live migration with Fibre Channel connectivity, MPIO, the new VHDX virtual hard disk format, and use of SMB file shares for virtual machine storage. It also discusses features like virtual Fibre Channel adapters, the benefits of MPIO, and support for virtual hard disks on 4KB native disks.
Vitalization & HP TippingPoint
Virtual Firewall for Virtual machines, to validate the east west communications. As growth is tremendous in ES communication than legacy Datacenter architects more focus on North South traffic.
Availability is one of the most important concerns in the networking world. For any high available
network, we need to maintain 99.99999% availability. That is why it is one of the most important factors to
find out the single point of failure in the network architecture and eliminate that single point of failure
(SPOF) from physical network and logical network. SPOF in our server infrastructure has been analysed
in terms of communicating with the router for forwarding traffic with multiple routers. We have developed
an algorithm that will automatically select default gateway into the network interface card of virtual
machines. The proposed algorithm will automatically enable Default Gateway Weight settings (DGW)
protocol among routers by configuring Network interface card with default gateway of all routers. The
proposed protocol works based on weight settings for the multiple default gateway configuration in the
host. There will be heartbeat communication and re-convergence will be performed within the shortest
possible time. Lowest weight setting will select the path for packet forwarding through specified routers
related with the default gateway from the virtual machine.
Deploying Applications in Todayās Network InfrastructureCisco Canada
Ā
This presentation prepares networking engineers for the fundamentals of deploying application in todayās server virtualization infrastructure. The objectives for this presentation is to share best practices, tips and tricks on how best to implement Cisco technology such as Cisco UCS and Cisco Nexus 1000v with any virtualization stack. During this presentation we will analyze and dissect two server virtualization use cases recently architected. These use cases consist of a multi -tenant private cloud and virtual desktop infrastructure for thousands of users.
The document provides an overview of Microsoft's virtualization technologies, including desktop virtualization, server virtualization, and application virtualization. It discusses technologies like Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Hyper-V, and Application Virtualization (App-V) and how they improve resource utilization, flexibility, and change management. It also covers the benefits of virtualization and Microsoft products that enable different virtualization scenarios.
IRJET- A Survey on Virtualization and Attacks on Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM)IRJET Journal
Ā
This document discusses virtualization and attacks on virtual machine monitors (VMMs). It begins with an introduction to cloud computing and virtualization. Virtualization allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single computer by abstracting physical resources. A VMM or hypervisor manages access to underlying physical resources for virtual machines. There are different types of virtualization including application, desktop, hardware, network, and storage virtualization. The document also discusses the two types of hypervisors - type 1 hypervisors install directly on hardware while type 2 hypervisors run on a host operating system. It concludes by noting that while virtualization improves efficiency, it can also introduce vulnerabilities that attackers may exploit.
Server And Hardware Virtualization_Aakash1.1Aakash Agarwal
Ā
This document is a presentation on server and hardware virtualization that was prepared by Aakash Agarwal from open source documents. The presentation covers components of VMware server virtualization like hypervisors, virtual machines, vMotion, and virtual switches. It also discusses VMware virtualized host interfaces like VMXNET, e1000, and vlance interfaces. Finally, it provides an overview of Cisco UCS components and architecture. The presentation is intended to share knowledge and does not contain any confidential information.
Introduction to Software-defined NetworkingAnees Shaikh
Ā
The document discusses software-defined networking (SDN) and how it represents a shift from traditional networking approaches. SDN promises benefits like more rapid introduction of new functions, better integration with IT processes, and a programmable network that can reduce operational costs. The document outlines the progression of SDN technologies like OpenFlow and network virtualization. It provides examples of how SDN enables multi-tenant cloud computing platforms and integration with OpenStack.
This document provides an overview of software defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization. It discusses how SDN separates the control plane from the data plane in networking equipment to provide more agility, speed, and flexibility. Network functions can be virtualized and run in software rather than proprietary hardware. Use cases for SDNs include improving issues in telecommunications networks like vendor lock-in. The document also outlines NSX, VMware's SDN solution, which provides a virtual network that is decoupled from physical hardware and allows distributed network and security services.
This document provides best practices for configuring VMware vSphere 5.0 virtual switches connected to HP Networking switches. It discusses various link aggregation protocols supported by HP switches like LACP, port trunking, and Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF). It recommends configuring the virtual switch to load balance traffic across physical network adapters using IP hash for optimal performance. Administrators should also configure HP switches to support the chosen link aggregation and failover methods.
Most medium and large sized IT organizations have deployed several generation of virtualized servers, becoming more comfortable with the performance and reliability with each deployment. As IT organizations started to increase VM density, they hit the limits of Hyper-V software and server memory, CPU, and I/O.
A new VM Engine is now available and this documents describes how it can help IT organizations maximize use of their servers running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012.
Packet processing in the fast path involves looking up bit patterns and deciding on an actions at line rate. The complexity of these functions at Line Rate, have been traditionally handled by ASICs and NPUs. However with the availability of faster and cheaper CPUs and hardware/software accelerations, it is possible to move these functions onto commodity hardware. This tutorial will talk about the various building blocks available to speed up packet processing both hardware based e.g. SR-IOV, RDT, QAT, VMDq, VTD and software based e.g. DPDK, Fd.io/VPP, OVS etc and give hands on lab experience on DPDK and fd.io fast path look up with following sessions. 1: Introduction to Building blocks: Sujata Tibrewala
Software Defined Networking (SDN): A Revolution in Computer NetworkIOSR Journals
Ā
Abstract: SDN creates a dynamic and flexible network architecture that can change as the business
requirements change. The growth of the SDN market and cloud computing are very much connected. As the
applications change and the network is abstracted, virtualization become a necessary step and SDN serves as
the fundamental building blocks for the network. Traditional networking devices are composed of an embedded
control plane that manages switching, routing and traffic engineering activities while the data plane forwards
packet/frames based on traffic. In SDN architecture, control plane functions are removed from individual
networking devices and embedded in a centralizedserver. The SDN controller makes all traffic related decisions
in the network without nodes active participation, as opposed to todayās networks.
Keyword-API, cloud computing, IT, middleware, OpenFlow, SDN
virtualization is the solution to the under utilization problem. And the essence of virtualization is an abstraction layer of software called the Hypervisor.
This document discusses strategies for IoT development. It proposes three levels of architecture - short, mid, and long term - to develop an IoT kernel and services. It also examines Advantech's IoT products and architectures, including their WebAccess SCADA system and WISE-Cloud platform. Challenges in IoT solutions are identified around connectivity, costs, reliability and time to market. Two proof-of-concept projects are proposed using edge cloud services and Modbus TCP.
VMWARE Professionals - Foundation Hybrid Clouds and CostsPaulo Freitas
Ā
This document provides an overview and agenda for a Microsoft Virtual Academy training on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 SP1. The training will cover topics like storage and resource management, security, multi-tenancy, high availability, and private cloud solutions. It then discusses features of Hyper-V like scalability, performance, security, and availability. The remainder compares licensing and management costs of a Hyper-V and System Center environment versus a VMware vSphere and vCloud Suite environment.
The document provides an overview of a Microsoft Virtual Academy training on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, System Center 2012 SP1, and comparisons to VMware vSphere 5.1. It includes an agenda with topics on storage, security, high availability, and application management. It also includes a table comparing the multi-hypervisor management, guest OS support, third party integration, and application frameworks capabilities between Microsoft and VMware products.
This document provides an overview comparison of capabilities between Microsoft and VMware for private cloud platforms, including virtualization, templates, management, automation, monitoring, disaster recovery and data protection. Key differences noted are that Microsoft provides more granular workload protection, integrated development and operations (DevOps), application insight and support for heterogeneous environments compared to VMware which focuses primarily on VMware-specific technologies and capabilities.
VMWARE Professionals - Intro to System Center 2012 SP1Paulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview comparison of virtualization and cloud management capabilities between Microsoft and VMware platforms. It outlines the key components of vSphere and System Center 2012, including hypervisor, virtual machine management, automation, service management, self-service, and monitoring tools. Pricing is listed for VMware vCloud Suite and Microsoft System Center 2012 Datacenter Edition licenses.
VMWARE Professionals - Availability and ResiliencyPaulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview and comparison of virtualization capabilities between Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere. It outlines key hypervisor, management, networking, storage, availability, migration and disk formatting features. The document compares terminology and functionality between the two platforms across these areas to help identify similarities and differences.
VMWARE Professionals - Storage and ResourcesPaulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview and comparison of virtualization capabilities in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and VMware vSphere 5.1. It discusses features related to storage, networking, high availability, scalability and performance. Key areas covered include virtual hard disk formats, live migration, quality of service, dynamic memory and more. Charts are provided comparing specific features between Hyper-V and vSphere. The document aims to help organizations evaluate virtualization options for their datacenter needs.
This document discusses Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) which provides free online training for IT professionals on Microsoft products. It promotes an upcoming MVA event that will provide training on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, System Center 2012, and VMware's Private Cloud. The event will compare Hyper-V and VMware virtualization platforms and discuss storage, security, high availability, and private/hybrid clouds. It also provides details on performance and scalability improvements in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V over previous versions and how it compares to VMware vSphere 5.1.
Hyper-V Integration with other System Center 2012 ComponentsPaulo Freitas
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The document outlines Microsoft Virtual Academy training on System Center 2012 SP1. The training is divided into two halves, with the first half covering Hyper-V virtualization topics and the second half focused on integrating System Center 2012 components. Key System Center 2012 SP1 components discussed include Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, Orchestrator, and App Controller. The components work together to provide an integrated cloud solution for managing virtual and physical infrastructure from public and private clouds.
Hyper-V Integration with System Center 2012 Virtual Machine ManagerPaulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview of the Microsoft Virtual Academy training on Hyper-V and System Center 2012. It outlines an introductory first half on Hyper-V topics like infrastructure, networking, storage, and management. After a meal break, the second half covers advanced Hyper-V configuration, high availability, and integration with System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager and other components. It then shifts to describing the capabilities of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager for provisioning and managing virtualized workloads across private clouds.
Hyper-V High Availability and Live MigrationPaulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview of a Microsoft Virtual Academy training program on Hyper-V virtualization. The program is split into two halves, with the first half covering topics like Hyper-V infrastructure, networking, storage, and management. The second half focuses on high availability, disaster recovery, and integrating Hyper-V with System Center. It also discusses capabilities like live migration, replication, clustering and improving application availability and redundancy through virtualization.
This document outlines a training course on Microsoft Virtualization. The course is divided into two halves, with the first half covering introductory topics like Hyper-V infrastructure and networking, and the second half focusing on advanced topics such as Hyper-V management, high availability, and integration with System Center 2012. Management options for Hyper-V are also discussed, including using Hyper-V Manager, Windows PowerShell, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager for large environments.
This document provides an overview of Microsoft Virtual Academy training on Hyper-V and System Center 2012. It outlines an introductory course in the first half that covers Hyper-V infrastructure, networking, storage and management. After a meal break, the second half covers advanced Hyper-V topics like high availability, integration with System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and other System Center components. The document also shares technical details on Hyper-V storage options, performance improvements in Windows Server 2012, and benefits of using file storage for virtualization.
This document provides an overview of a training course on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform. The course is divided into two halves with breaks in between sections. The first half covers introductory topics like Hyper-V infrastructure, networking, storage and management. The second half focuses on more advanced topics such as high availability, integration with System Center, and other Microsoft virtualization technologies. The document also includes several pages on Hyper-V concepts like NUMA support, dynamic memory, and differences between the Hyper-V Server and Windows Server editions.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Jump Start - WEBPaulo Freitas
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This document provides an overview of topics that will be covered over two days of training on Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2. Day 1 will cover server virtualization, cloud networking, storage, and server management automation. Day 2 will focus on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), access and information protection, and web application platforms. Links are provided to download the Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 previews and access hands-on labs.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Jump Start - IntroPaulo Freitas
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The document outlines a two day training agenda on Windows Server 2012 R2. Day 1 covers server virtualization, cloud networking, storage, and Day 2 covers server management, VDI, access protection, and web applications. It also includes links to download Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 previews and hands-on labs.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Jump Start - IntroPaulo Freitas
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The document outlines an agenda for introducing new features of Windows Server 2012 R2 over two days. Day 1 will cover server virtualization, cloud optimized networking, and storage enhancements. Day 2 focuses on server management and automation improvements, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), access and information protection, and enhancements to the web application and platform. The document also discusses challenges IT organizations face around efficient datacenter operations and opportunities around offering differentiated cloud services and enabling mobile access. It summarizes new capabilities in various Windows Server 2012 R2 areas like virtualization, networking, storage, management, development, access and information protection, and VDI.
Multi site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 EnterprisePaulo Freitas
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This document discusses multi-site clustering with Microsoft Failover Clustering. It describes how multi-site clustering protects against datacenter loss through replication of data between sites. Key aspects covered include benefits of multi-site clustering, deployment considerations, replication solutions, network configurations, faster failover techniques using DNS and VLANs, quorum models, and best practices.
The document shows different types of database objects and their relationships in SQL Server. It includes system views, stored procedures, functions, tables, indexes and other objects. Arrows indicate relationships between objects like inheritance, dependencies and foreign keys.
Share Point 2010 Developer Platform PosterPaulo Freitas
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The document discusses the SharePoint 2010 developer platform, which allows software developers to build business collaboration applications for enterprises and the web using tools like Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010, and Team Foundation Server 2010. The platform provides features for building applications like Silverlight web parts, LINQ to SharePoint, Business Connectivity Services, and Sandboxed Solutions. Sandboxed Solutions can be deployed to a shared hosting environment or SharePoint Online.
The document summarizes the key components of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services architecture:
- Remote Desktop Connection Broker authenticates users and provides a single access point for RemoteApps, desktops, and virtual desktops.
- Remote Desktop Web Access provides a customizable web portal for accessing resources from RD Connection Broker.
- Remote Desktop Session Host and Remote Desktop Virtualization Host host session-based desktops and virtual desktops respectively.
- Remote Desktop Gateway allows secure external access over the internet to resources behind the corporate firewall.
- Remote Desktop Licensing manages the required client access licenses for connections to Remote Desktop Services.
Guidelines for Effective Data VisualizationUmmeSalmaM1
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This PPT discuss about importance and need of data visualization, and its scope. Also sharing strong tips related to data visualization that helps to communicate the visual information effectively.
TrustArc Webinar - Your Guide for Smooth Cross-Border Data Transfers and Glob...TrustArc
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Global data transfers can be tricky due to different regulations and individual protections in each country. Sharing data with vendors has become such a normal part of business operations that some may not even realize theyāre conducting a cross-border data transfer!
The Global CBPR Forum launched the new Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules framework in May 2024 to ensure that privacy compliance and regulatory differences across participating jurisdictions do not block a business's ability to deliver its products and services worldwide.
To benefit consumers and businesses, Global CBPRs promote trust and accountability while moving toward a future where consumer privacy is honored and data can be transferred responsibly across borders.
This webinar will review:
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This time, we're diving into the murky waters of the Fuxnet malware, a brainchild of the illustrious Blackjack hacking group.
Let's set the scene: Moscow, a city unsuspectingly going about its business, unaware that it's about to be the star of Blackjack's latest production. The method? Oh, nothing too fancy, just the classic "let's potentially disable sensor-gateways" move.
In a move of unparalleled transparency, Blackjack decides to broadcast their cyber conquests on ruexfil.com. Because nothing screams "covert operation" like a public display of your hacking prowess, complete with screenshots for the visually inclined.
Ah, but here's where the plot thickens: the initial claim of 2,659 sensor-gateways laid to waste? A slight exaggeration, it seems. The actual tally? A little over 500. It's akin to declaring world domination and then barely managing to annex your backyard.
For Blackjack, ever the dramatists, hint at a sequel, suggesting the JSON files were merely a teaser of the chaos yet to come. Because what's a cyberattack without a hint of sequel bait, teasing audiences with the promise of more digital destruction?
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This document presents a comprehensive analysis of the Fuxnet malware, attributed to the Blackjack hacking group, which has reportedly targeted infrastructure. The analysis delves into various aspects of the malware, including its technical specifications, impact on systems, defense mechanisms, propagation methods, targets, and the motivations behind its deployment. By examining these facets, the document aims to provide a detailed overview of Fuxnet's capabilities and its implications for cybersecurity.
The document offers a qualitative summary of the Fuxnet malware, based on the information publicly shared by the attackers and analyzed by cybersecurity experts. This analysis is invaluable for security professionals, IT specialists, and stakeholders in various industries, as it not only sheds light on the technical intricacies of a sophisticated cyber threat but also emphasizes the importance of robust cybersecurity measures in safeguarding critical infrastructure against emerging threats. Through this detailed examination, the document contributes to the broader understanding of cyber warfare tactics and enhances the preparedness of organizations to defend against similar attacks in the future.
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
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Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
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Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
Test Management as Chapter 5 of ISTQB Foundation. Topics covered are Test Organization, Test Planning and Estimation, Test Monitoring and Control, Test Execution Schedule, Test Strategy, Risk Management, Defect Management
ScyllaDB Real-Time Event Processing with CDCScyllaDB
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ScyllaDBās Change Data Capture (CDC) allows you to stream both the current state as well as a history of all changes made to your ScyllaDB tables. In this talk, Senior Solution Architect Guilherme Nogueira will discuss how CDC can be used to enable Real-time Event Processing Systems, and explore a wide-range of integrations and distinct operations (such as Deltas, Pre-Images and Post-Images) for you to get started with it.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 2DianaGray10
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This session is focused on setting up Project, Train Model and Refine Model in Communication Mining platform. We will understand data ingestion, various phases of Model training and best practices.
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For senior executives, successfully managing a major cyber attack relies on your ability to minimise operational downtime, revenue loss and reputational damage.
Indeed, the approach you take to recovery is the ultimate test for your Resilience, Business Continuity, Cyber Security and IT teams.
Our Cyber Recovery Wargame prepares your organisation to deliver an exceptional crisis response.
Event date: 19th June 2024, Tate Modern
MongoDB vs ScyllaDB: Tractianās Experience with Real-Time MLScyllaDB
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Tractian, an AI-driven industrial monitoring company, recently discovered that their real-time ML environment needed to handle a tenfold increase in data throughput. In this session, JP Voltani (Head of Engineering at Tractian), details why and how they moved to ScyllaDB to scale their data pipeline for this challenge. JP compares ScyllaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, evaluating their data models, query languages, sharding and replication, and benchmark results. Attendees will gain practical insights into the MongoDB to ScyllaDB migration process, including challenges, lessons learned, and the impact on product performance.
Radically Outperforming DynamoDB @ Digital Turbine with SADA and Google CloudScyllaDB
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Digital Turbine, the Leading Mobile Growth & Monetization Platform, did the analysis and made the leap from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB Cloud on GCP. Suffice it to say, they stuck the landing. We'll introduce Joseph Shorter, VP, Platform Architecture at DT, who lead the charge for change and can speak first-hand to the performance, reliability, and cost benefits of this move. Miles Ward, CTO @ SADA will help explore what this move looks like behind the scenes, in the Scylla Cloud SaaS platform. We'll walk you through before and after, and what it took to get there (easier than you'd guess I bet!).
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
So You've Lost Quorum: Lessons From Accidental DowntimeScyllaDB
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The best thing about databases is that they always work as intended, and never suffer any downtime. You'll never see a system go offline because of a database outage. In this talk, Bo Ingram -- staff engineer at Discord and author of ScyllaDB in Action --- dives into an outage with one of their ScyllaDB clusters, showing how a stressed ScyllaDB cluster looks and behaves during an incident. You'll learn about how to diagnose issues in your clusters, see how external failure modes manifest in ScyllaDB, and how you can avoid making a fault too big to tolerate.
Introducing BoxLang : A new JVM language for productivity and modularity!Ortus Solutions, Corp
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Just like life, our code must adapt to the ever changing world we live in. From one day coding for the web, to the next for our tablets or APIs or for running serverless applications. Multi-runtime development is the future of coding, the future is to be dynamic. Let us introduce you to BoxLang.
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BoxLang redefines development with its dynamic nature, empowering developers to craft expressive and functional code effortlessly. Its modular architecture prioritizes flexibility, allowing for seamless integration into existing ecosystems.
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With 100% interoperability with Java, BoxLang seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional and modern development paradigms, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and collaboration.
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From the tiny 2m operating system binary to running on our pure Java web server, CommandBox, Jakarta EE, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Functions, Web Assembly, Android and more. BoxLang has been designed to enhance and adapt according to it's runnable runtime.
The Fusion of Modernity and Tradition
Experience the fusion of modern features inspired by CFML, Node, Ruby, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure, combined with the familiarity of Java bytecode compilation, making BoxLang a language of choice for forward-thinking developers.
Empowering Transition with Transpiler Support
Transitioning from CFML to BoxLang is seamless with our JIT transpiler, facilitating smooth migration and preserving existing code investments.
Unlocking Creativity with IDE Tools
Unleash your creativity with powerful IDE tools tailored for BoxLang, providing an intuitive development experience and streamlining your workflow. Join us as we embark on a journey to redefine JVM development. Welcome to the era of BoxLang.
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an āinfrastructure container kubernetes guyā, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefitās both technologies could bring to each other?
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Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
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Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
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3. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 3
Introduction
This document is part of a companion reference that discusses the Windows Server 2012
Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster.
This document refers to the section titled āHyper-V Networkingā and discusses new networking
features included in Windows ServerĀ® 2012 including load balancing and failover, single-root
I/O virtualization (SR-IOV), Quality of Service (QoS) bandwidth management, and the new
extensible Hyper-VĀ® virtual switch.
1. NIC Teaming (Load Balancing and Failover)
2. Teamed Virtual Network Adapters
3. Configurations for NIC Teaming
4. Single-Root I/O Virtualization
5. NIC Teaming and Single-Root I/O Virtualization
6. Quality of Service Bandwidth Management
7. Hyper-V Virtual Switch
8. Hyper-V Virtual Switch Management
9. Windows Server Component Architecture Posters
To download the poster, see the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster
in the MicrosoftĀ® Download Center. This is a free resource.
1. NIC Teaming (Load Balancing and Failover)
The failure of an individual Hyper-V port or virtual network adapter can cause a loss of
connectivity for a virtual machine. However, you can configure your
server running Hyper-V to have two virtual network adapters.
Windows Server 2012 includes built-in support for NIC Teamingā
capable network adapter hardware. You may also hear NIC Teaming
referred to as ānetwork adapter teaming technologyā or āload balancing
failoverā (LBFO).
The ability to team multiple network adapters to aggregate bandwidth
and provide failover is a highly desirable feature in datacenters for
enterprise customers.
Regardless of the terminology, NIC Teaming allows you to increase reliability and performance
in virtualized environments. There can be significant gain in bandwidth aggregation and being
able to deliver traffic failover. NIC Teaming also supports multivendor implementations.
Server Running
Hyper-V
Multiple Physical
Network Adapters
Team Interface
Operating System
Supports teamed virtual adapters
4. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 4
To implement NIC Teaming for your virtual machines, you require the following:
ļ· Windows Server 2012ācompliant hardware.
ļ· Two or more network adapters if you are seeking bandwidth aggregation or failover
protection. If you are using multiple network adapters, they should be the same speed.
Keep in mid that NIC Teaming requires the presence of a single Ethernet network adapter, which
can be used for separating traffic that is using VLANs. All modes that provide fault protection
through failover require at least two Ethernet network adapters.
NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 also lets a virtual machine have virtual network adapters
connected to more than one Hyper-V virtual switch and, at the same time, maintain connectivity
even if the network adapter under that virtual switch is disconnected. This way, you can build
availability and reliability into your virtualized workload scenarios.
The Windows Server 2012 implementation of NIC Teaming supports up to 32 network adapters
in a team. You can create a NIC team by using the GUI or by using Windows PowerShellā¢.
2. Teamed Virtual Network Adapters
On your server running Hyper-V, you can add multiple physical hardware network adapters to
produce NIC Teaming. What about the virtual environment? In Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V
supports NIC Teaming within a virtual machine. To provide this redundancy functionality, your
virtual machines should have multiple virtual network adapters, each connected to a different
external virtual switch. The virtual machine will have connectivity even if a physical network
adapter fails.
3. Configurations for NIC Teaming
The NIC Teaming feature provided in Windows Server 2012 has two configuration modes for
establishing your NIC team. The configurations use two basic sets of algorithms.
Algorithms that do not require the switch to participate in the teaming are referred to as switch-
independent mode. Switch-independent mode does not require the physical switch to
participate in teaming. There is no configuration required on the switch side. In fact, the switch is
not aware that network adapters are part of a team on the server, so your network adapters can
be connected to different switches if required.
Algorithms that require the switch to participate in the teaming are known as switch-dependent
modes. Switch-dependent modes require a physical switch to participate in teaming. Typically,
all the interfaces of the team are connected to the same switch. This teaming mode requires
configuration on the connected switch for the team to work properly.
5. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 5
4. Single-Root I/O Virtualization
Single-root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) refers to a standard that was introduced by the PCI-SIG,
the special interest group that owns and
manages PCI specifications as open industry
standards. SR-IOV works in conjunction with
system chipset support for virtualization
technologies that provide remapping of
interrupts and direct memory access (DMA) and
lets SR-IOVācapable devices be assigned
directly to a virtual machine.
The SR-IOV standard allows PCI Express (PCle)
devices to be shared among multiple virtual
machines by providing them with a direct
hardware path for I/O. Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 provides support for SR-IOVācapable
network adapters. Using SR-IOV provides several advantages. It can help reduce your network
latency, reduce your CPU utilization for processing network traffic, and increase your network
throughput.
SR-IOVācapable networking devices have hardware surfaces called virtual functions that can be
securely assigned to virtual machinesā
bypassing the virtual switch in the
management operating system for
sending and receiving data. However,
remember that not everything is
bypassed. Policy and control remains
under the management operating
system.
SR-IOV is fully compatible with live
migration because software-based
networking is available at all times.
During live migration, virtual functions
are temporarily removed. This enables
live migration using network adapters from different vendors, or in a situation where SR-IOV is
not available on the destination computer. SR-IOV requires support from the network adapter,
firmware, system chipset, and driver.
Virtual Machine
Network Stack
Software Network Adapter Virtual Function
Hyper-V Extensible Switch
SR-IOV NIC VF VF VF
Server Running Hyper-V
Virtual Network
Adapter
TCP/IP
Virtual
Function
Virtual Machine #1
Hyper-V
Virtual Switch
Management
Operating System
Physical Function
Physical Network Adapter
(SR-IOVācapable )
Virtual Network
Adapter
TCP/IP
Virtual Machine #2
Virtual
Function
Virtual Function
Virtual Function
6. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 6
5. NIC Teaming and Single-Root I/O Virtualization
SR-IOV traffic doesnāt go through the virtual switch and thus canāt be protected by a NIC team
thatās under a virtual switch.
With the NIC Teaming feature, you can set up two virtual switches,
each connected to its own SR-IOVācapable network adapter. NIC
Teaming then works in one of the following ways:
ļ· Each virtual machine can install a virtual function from one or
both SR-IOV network adapters and, if a network adapter
disconnection occurs, fail over from the primary virtual
function to the backup virtual function.
ļ· Each virtual machine may have a virtual function from one
network adapter and a non-virtual function interface to the
other switch. If the network adapter associated with the
virtual function becomes disconnected, the traffic can fail
over to the other switch with minimal loss of connectivity.
Because failover between network adapters in a virtual machine
might result in traffic being sent with the media access control
(MAC) address of the other interface, each virtual switch port
associated with a virtual machine thatās using NIC Teaming must be
set to allow MAC spoofing. MAC spoofing is a technique for
changing a factory-assigned MAC address of a network adapter on a
networked device.
6. Quality of Service Bandwidth Management
Windows Server 2012 includes new Quality of Service (QoS) bandwidth management features
that enable cloud hosting providers and enterprises to provide services that deliver predictable
network performance to virtual machines on a server running Hyper-V.
Configuring Quality of Service Bandwidth Management
To architect and configure bandwidth management, you can design and specify a maximum and
minimum bandwidth limit. You can use these limits to manage bandwidth allocations across
your business, depending on your type of network traffic.
Networking
Switch
NIC Teaming
Provider
Hyper-V Extensible
Switch
Frame distribution/
aggregation
Failure Detection
Control protocol
implementation
7. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 7
It is important to note that the new minimum bandwidth feature allows each network service
(such as management,
storage, live migration, and
virtual machine traffic) to
get an allocated share of
bandwidth when the
network bandwidth is
heavily utilized and
contended. When
bandwidth is freely
available, each of these
network services gets as
much bandwidth as
required.
There are two mechanisms
to enforce minimum bandwidth. You can use QoS software on your server running Hyper-V, or
Windows-certified network adapters that support Data Center Bridging (DCB).
In the virtualized environment, Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 can take advantage of DCB-
capable hardware to converge multiple types of network traffic on a single network adapter with
a maximum level of service for each traffic type. To take advantage of DCB, you will need
Windows Server 2012 with an installed Hyper-V role and a DCB-enabled network adapter.
You can configure bandwidth management features through the virtual machine settings or by
using Windows PowerShell commands. With Windows PowerShell, you can configure all these
new features manually or enable automation in a script to manage a group of servers, regardless
of whether they stand alone or are joined to a domain.
Management
Operating System
Network Traffic
Type B
Network Traffic
Type C
Network Traffic
Type A
Physical Network Adapters
Virtual
Machine #1
Network
Adapter
Network
Adapter
Hyper-V Virtual
Switch
Team Interface
Network
Adapter
Network
Adapter
Network
Adapter
Virtual
Machine #2
8. Poster Companion Reference: Hyper-V Networking Page 8
7. Hyper-V Virtual Switch
Many enterprises need the ability to extend virtual switch features with their own plug-ins to suit
their virtual environment.
In Windows Server 2012, the Hyper-V
virtual switch is extensible. It is a
layer-2 virtual network switch that
provides programmatically managed
and extensible capabilities to connect
virtual machines to the physical
network. The extensible switch allows
new capabilities to be added to the
virtual switch so that you can view
and manage the traffic on your server
running Hyper-V.
The Hyper-V virtual switch is an open
platform that lets multiple vendors
provide extensions that are written to
standard Windows API frameworks.
The reliability of extensions is
strengthened through the Windows
standard framework, and the
reduction of required non-Microsoft
code for functions is backed by the
Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification program.
The Hyper-V virtual switch provides several benefits:
ļ· It is an open platform that allows plug-ins to sit in the virtual switch between all traffic,
including virtual machineātoāvirtual machine traffic. The extensions can provide traffic
monitoring, firewall filters, and switch forwarding.
ļ· The management of extensions is integrated into Windows management through
Windows PowerShell cmdlets and WMI scripting.
ļ· Unified tracing means that itās quicker and easier to diagnose issues when they arise.
Reduced downtime increases the availability of services.
ļ· The Hyper-V virtual switch provides capabilities so extensions can participate in Hyper-V
live migration.
Virtual Machine
Network Protocols
Application
Management Operating System
Virtual Switch
Capture or Filter Extension
Windows Filtering Platform
Filter Extension
Forwarding Extension
Windows
Filtering
Platform
VMBus
Virtual Machine
Management
Service
(VMMS)
Virtual Machine
Worker Process
(VMWP)
Callout
Server Running
Hyper-V
Windows Management
Provider
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Implementing Extensions
The virtual switch extensions are implemented by using the following drivers:
ā¢ Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) filter drivers are used to monitor or modify
network packets in Windows.
ļ· Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) callout drivers, introduced in Windows VistaĀ® and
Windows Server 2008, let independent software vendors (ISVs) create drivers to filter and
modify TCP/IP packets, monitor or authorize connections, filter IPsec-protected traffic,
and filter remote procedure calls (RPCs).
This table lists the various types of Hyper-V virtual switch extensions.
Extension Purpose Extensible component
Network Packet Inspection
Inspecting network packets, but not
altering them
NDIS filter driver
Network Packet Filter
Injecting, modifying, and dropping
network packets
NDIS filter driver
Network Forwarding
Non-Microsoft forwarding that bypasses
default forwarding
NDIS filter driver
Firewall/Intrusion Detection
Filtering and modifying TCP/IP packets,
monitoring or authorizing connections,
filtering IPsec-protected traffic, and
filtering RPCs
WFP callout driver
8. Hyper-V Virtual Switch Management
In Windows Server 2012, management features are built into the Hyper-V virtual switch, and
they allow you to troubleshoot and resolve problems on your Hyper-V virtual switch networks.
Management features include the following.
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Windows PowerShell Support
As with many aspects of Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V cmdlets for Windows PowerShell are
available for creating, configuring, and monitoring a Hyper-V virtual switch. The cmdlets let you
perform all available tasks in the GUI of Hyper-V Manager. As a result, Microsoft partners can
now build customized tools by using Window PowerShell for managing a virtual switch.
Unified Tracing and Enhanced Diagnostics
Unified Tracing helps identify and resolve network connectivity issues. It provides a clean and
simple interface to diagnose networking issues without the need for a debugger. Unified Tracing
provides two levels of troubleshooting:
ļ· At the first level, the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) provider for the Hyper-V virtual
switch allows tracing packet events through the Hyper-V virtual switch and extensions,
making it easier to pinpoint where an issue has occurred.
ļ· The second level allows capturing packets for a full trace of events and traffic packets.
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9. Windows Server Component Architecture Posters
To download the Windows Server 2012 poster, see Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component
Architecture in the Microsoft Download Center. If you want to reference the previous
component architecture posters that relate to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2, please see
the following posters.
Windows Server 2008 R2: Hyper-V Component Architecture
The Windows Server 2008 R2: Hyper-V Component
Architecture poster provides a visual reference for
understanding key Hyper-V technologies in
Windows Server 2008 R2. It focuses on architecture,
snapshots, live migration, virtual networking,
storage, and import/export.
You can use this poster in conjunction with the
previously published Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components Poster.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture (with Service
Pack 1)
This Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Component
Architecture (with Service Pack 1) poster provides a
visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V
technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2 with
Service Pack 1. It focuses on architecture,
snapshots, live migration, virtual networking,
storage, RemoteFXĀ®, and Dynamic Memory.
You can also use this poster in conjunction with the previously published Windows Server 2008
R2 Feature Components Poster.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature Components Poster
The Windows Server 2008 R2 Feature
Components Poster provides a visual
reference for understanding key
technologies in Windows
Server 2008 R2. It focuses on Active
DirectoryĀ® Domain Services, Hyper-V,
Internet Information Services, Remote
Desktop Services (including Virtual
Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)),
BranchCacheĀ®, and DirectAccess technologies. In addition, updates to core file services and
server management are illustrated.
You can use this poster in conjunction with the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008
R2 component posters.
Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster
The Remote Desktop Services
Component Poster provides a visual
reference for understanding key
Remote Desktop Services technologies
in Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains
the functions and roles of Remote
Desktop Session Host, Remote Desktop
Virtualization Host, Remote Desktop
Connection Broker, Remote Desktop
Web Access, Remote Desktop Gateway,
Remote Desktop Licensing, and RemoteFX.
You can use this poster in conjunction with the Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2008 R2 component posters.