Zenoss
Inc. today announced that Zenoss Cloud
Service Assurance (Zenoss CSA) Version 4.2.4 has
successfully completed interoperability verification testing with Cisco
Virtualized Multiservice Datacenter Virtual Service Architecture Version
1.0. Available now
from Cisco and its authorized resellers, Zenoss CSA supports converged
infrastructure environments including NetApp FlexPod and VCE
Vblock.
Zenoss Cloud
Service Assurance,
a software solution for Cisco Data Center converged infrastructure deployments,
enables reliable service delivery by providing an essential platform for
resource monitoring, relationship modeling, adaptive dependency discovery,
service impact assessment, and precise root cause
analysis.
Zenoss CSA for VMDC enables reliable
service delivery in a Cisco VMDC, NetApp FlexPod, VCE Vblock or Cisco Unified
Data Center deployment, providing the following benefits:
- Reduced Time to Deployment -
Provides a tested, validated, and a completely agentless service assurance
solution for VMDC-architected data centers, ensuring a consistent and fast
deployment.
- Improved Operational Efficiency -
Automated discovery and continuous relationship modeling simplifies operations
management, resulting in a higher number of devices managed per
administrator.
- Improved Customer Service - Cloud
Service Assurance for VMDC helps identify services most affected by availability
or performance issues in underlying infrastructure, speeding up root cause
identification and reducing mean-time-to-repair.
- Reduced Risk - Enterprises and
Service Providers deploy new architectures with
confidence.
The Zenoss CSA solution
automatically tracks the compute, virtualization, network, and storage resources
used by each end-user service and maps the resources into a service dependency
model. These models can then be used to pinpoint infrastructure issues that can
lead to service disruptions, and the models are dynamically and automatically
maintained as the infrastructure changes.
With the latest release of Zenoss'
CSA, Zenoss now provides support for the following types of Cisco virtual
network appliances:
- Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR)
1000V Series
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
(ASA) 1000V Cloud Firewall
- Citrix NetScaler
1000V
"Zenoss CSA helps customers get
maximum value from their converged infrastructure," explains Alan Conley, Zenoss
CTO. "New cloud deployments are increasingly leveraging Cisco's VMDC and moving
towards NFV (network functions virtualization) architectures. By adding support
for these new virtual appliances, our customers can ensure the same reliability
and agility for their network that they have long enjoyed with their server
workloads."
The
Cisco Developer
Network unites
Cisco with third-party developers of hardware and software to deliver tested
interoperable solutions to joint customers, harnessing the power and
intelligence of the network. As a Registered Developer, Zenoss offers a
complementary product offering and collaborates with Cisco to meet the needs of
joint customers. With offerings such as
Zenoss Cloud Service Assurance
Version 4.2.4,
customers can more quickly deploy a broad range of Cisco compatible business
applications, devices, or services that can enhance the capabilities,
performance, and management of the Cisco network. For more information
on
Zenoss Cloud Service Assurance
Version 4.2.4 interoperability with
Cisco Virtualized Multiservice
Datacenter Virtual Service Architecture Version 1.0 go to:
https://marketplace.cisco.com/catalog/products/2833.