Highlights
- Large-scale server virtualization by providing enterprise-level switch functionality in the hypervisor
- Advanced networking features not available through base vSwitch
- Mobility of VM security and network properties
- 802.1Qbg standards-based unified management of VM network policies across the virtual and physical network
- Network administrators can manage and provision network settings at the virtual machine level
- Flexible and scalable to a large number of ports
In today’s data center environments, server virtualization is managed separately from physical servers, requiring the collaboration of server, network, storage, and security administrators. Data center managers are seeking a consistent networking environment across virtual and physical environments, so that virtual and physical servers can use the same configurations, policies and management tools. Network policies should migrate automatically along with mobile virtual machines to ensure that security, performance and access remains intact as virtual machines move from server to server.
The IBM System Networking Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V is an advanced, feature-rich distributed virtual switch for VMware environments with policy-based virtual machine (VM) connectivity. The IBM Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS) 5000V enables network administrators familiar with IBM System Networking switches to manage the IBM DVS 5000V just like IBM physical switches using advanced networking, troubleshooting and management features so the virtual switch is no longer hidden and difficult to manage.
Support for Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) based on the IEEE 802.1Qbg standard enables scalable, flexible management of networking configuration and policy requirements per VM and eliminates many of the networking challenges introduced with server virtualization. The IBM DVS 5000V works with VMware vSphere 5.0 and beyond and interoperates with any 802.1Qbg-compliant physical switch to enable switching of local VM traffic in the hypervisor or in the upstream physical switch.
Product features
- Managed Layer 2 distributed virtual switch for VMware
- Advanced networking and management features
Software summary
- Configure and manage the Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V just like any other IBM physical switch
- VM traffic statistics and VM traffic management based on IEEE 802.1Qbg
