PLUMgrid, a leading innovator of virtual network infrastructure for OpenStack
clouds, today announced the latest SDN software
PLUMgrid Open Networking Suite 3.0 for OpenStack with new operational tools, enhanced high availability, dynamic routing, and expanded service insertion for 3rd
party
virtual, physical and container based appliances. Powered by OpenStack
Juno, PLUMgrid ONS 3.0 is Red Hat certified with RHEL OSP 6.
The announcement is made as the Red Hat Partner Conference opens at
Orlando, Florida at the Omni Orlando Resort. As a Red Hat technology
partner, PLUMgrid is a solutions sponsor of the event and exhibiting in
booth #205, where product experts will demonstrate Open Networking Suite
and provide free test drives through PLUMgrid Ignition program.
With growing OpenStack cloud and SDN deployments, enterprises and
service providers are in need of operational tools that provide
visibility, analytics, and troubleshooting capabilities. For mission
critical businesses, up time and service level agreements are of
paramount importance. PLUMgrid ONS 3.0 also introduces new high
availability features that seamlessly increase up time for both physical
and virtual networks. The new enhancements include the following:
- PLUMgrid Toolbox
PLUMgrid Toolbox, a comprehensive suite of seven powerful
monitoring and troubleshooting tools, offers enhanced visibility into
virtual network functions, network health of virtual machines, PLUMgrid
Zone, Virtual Domains, and more. Designed for operations and IT staff,
Toolbox provides increased network insight, while improving security,
reliability and control of the OpenStack network infrastructure
- Dynamic Router VNF
ONS 3.0 introduces a new dynamic router virtual network
function (VNF), which supports dynamic routing protocols allowing the
network to automatically learn and distribute IP routes. The new router
VNF supports a portfolio of routing protocols including RIP, OSPF and
BGP. The dynamic router VNF can peer with and learn from other routers
in the network, greatly simplifying provisioning of tenants.
- Enhanced High Availability
PLUMgrid ONS now supports VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint (VTEP) with
hardware and software gateways. In ONS 3.0, PLUMgrid introduces VTEP
support in active/active configuration for selected switches that
include VTEP multi-chassis link aggregation feature. Providing load
balancing and redundancy over multi-chassis links enables higher
availability and traffic distribution.
- Service Insertion Architecture (SIA) for Container based Service Appliances
Delivering increased choice, flexibility, and agility, PLUMgrid
ONS 3.0 further enhances and expands support for seamless insertion of
3rd party virtual, physical, and container based service appliances via
SIA. PLUMgrid SIA allows customers to seamlessly complement and augment
their Virtual Domains with additional network functions – both open
source and commercial versions for faster time to service.
- Red Hat Certified
PLUMgrid ONS 3.0 is certified with RHEL-OSP 6 or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6. The integration and certification
ensure compatibility for customers and provide highly available,
automated installation of PLUMgrid ONS 3.0 in a RHEL OSP 6 environment.
“Operational tools are crucial to customers who are deploying
OpenStack clouds. To help customers monitor and troubleshoot virtual
networks, PLUMgrid is delivering a suite of new tools that provide
functions such as tracing, reporting, and alerting. With PLUMgrid ONS
3.0, our customers will provision services faster, simplify operations,
and improve high availability between virtual and physical networks.” - Pere Monclus, CTO and Co-Founder, PLUMgrid