I/O Virtualization

The fixed nature of I/O and network connections thwarts efforts to make today’s data centers more cost efficient and agile:

• The cost of infrastructure I/O peripherals (NICs, HBAs, WWNs) and cabling can exceed the cost of the physical server itself
• Any change to a server or its environment, to accommodate scaling, migration or failover, usually requires change to all components, cables, etc.
• True service agility is limited by the agility of the underlying physical infrastructure—whether the service is provided in a physical or virtual environment

How Egenera Can Help

PAN Manager® software’s ability to define  I/O, network and storage connectivity in software delivers unsurpassed agility—a converged infrastructure that is dynamically re-configurable and compatible with any O/S or hypervisor.

• Save time: Server re-purposing and I/O virtualization/reconfiguration is completed in minutes dramatically improving server utilization rates. PAN Manager leverages virtual NICs (vNICs), virtual storage addressing (WWNs), and converged networking for a “wire-once” environment.
• Reduce capital costs: Capital costs are dramatically reduced since cabling and I/O peripherals are consolidated and reduced by up to 80%. The system eliminates the need for expensive CNAs/HBAs, and operates without costly FCoE network infrastructure.
• Reduce operating expense: A wire-once converged infrastructure drives down operational expenses while eliminating opportunities for errors. The entire server profile, including HA and DR functionality, is administered through a simplified GUI.

Our senior management team and Board of Directors are thrilled with the results. IT is no longer a business constraint.

—CTO, Fresh Direct

Learn More!

See how you can simplify your IT environment with PAN Manager .

Contact us for more information, or to see a demo info@egenera.com