Virtual visibility wins
virtualization is one of the most influential trends in the network industry. It can not only reduce hardware costs but also realize efficient use of network resources. Currently, more than 80% of data center traffic occurs between servers, making full visibility critical to network security and performance. Unfortunately, virtualization poses major challenges in the form of blind spots that allow networks to be invaded, hide errors and compliance issues, and put SLA at risk.
traffic between virtual servers on the same management program (also known as east-west traffic) is managed by virtual exchanges within the management program. This flow is exchanged locally and will never leave the monitoring tool, forming a "blind spot" or "black hole".
this blind spot prevents monitoring tools from providing a comprehensive view of traffic because they cannot see the communication layer within the hypervisor. Blind spots mean risk and make your network vulnerable.
now, Ixia's virtual visibility framework eliminates blind spots in a simple, scalable and non-disruptive way, providing visibility to east-west traffic 100%. All packets can be monitored before failures or errors to help you stay safe and audit compliance. You can continue to use existing monitoring tools for virtualization implementations without having to purchase expensive new dedicated virtual tools-saving time and upgrade costs.
Ixia solution that ignores tools has passed the virtual switch certification and integrated with all best-in-class hypervisors. It strengthens and expands the value of the tool without change and does not produce a single point of failure. A single control panel makes management intuitive and simple.
Ixia Virtual Visibility Framework has everything you need to achieve full visibility, allowing you to ensure SLA, meet key performance indicators and provide best-in-class customer service.
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