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Neterion Launches Virtualized X3110 10 GbE Server Adapter

March 30, 2009 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Neterion today announced the general availability of its third generation I/O Virtualized X3110 10 GbE server adapter through its world-wide channel of distributors.

I/O is rapidly becoming the bottleneck or “glass ceiling” in large-scale virtualized server environments as technology trends and the economy demand higher VM density and faster migration of I/O intensive applications. Until now, I/O has failed to keep pace with advances in CPU and Hypervisor technology. This threatens to eventually limit the number of VMs per platform, stunt the adoption of “cloud computing” and also prevent the migration of I/O intensive applications such as databases and mail servers.

Neterion’s I/O virtualized X3110 10 GbE server adapter shatters virtualization’s glass ceiling. The industry’s first fully-virtualized Ethernet controller brings the following capabilities to virtualized server environments:

  • Integrated Hypervisor Offload technology dramatically reduces the Hypervisor’s CPU utilization and frees up system resources for applications, not “plumbing.” Included in the X3110’s Hypervisor Offload is support for the newly emerging Virtual Ethernet Bridge (VEB) standard that migrates Ethernet switching overhead from the Hypervisor to the X3110 adapter hardware. The X3110’s Hypervisor Offload facilitates greater VM density per platform and deployment of I/O intensive applications that before now required a dedicated, non-virtualized server.
  • Neterion’s hardware-based I/O Quality of Service (IOQoS) technology allows IT managers to implement true I/O isolation and bandwidth guarantees for each workload. Each fully virtualized I/O workload can independently enable prioritization, classification and queuing of traffic. IOQoS allows virtualized data centers to meet demanding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) of enterprise applications, regardless of whether they run in a virtualized environment. Now, nearly all enterprise applications can be migrated to virtual server environments, greatly expanding the breadth of server virtualization in the datacenter.
  • Neterion’s unique Virtual Link Technology (VLT) enables the X3110 10 GbE adapter to appear to the system as up to 17 fully independent Ethernet adapters that can be managed just like multiple Gigabit adapters. VLT presents multiple PCI device functions to the host system, which means that today’s servers can take full advantage of the technology. VLT also provides future proofing by allowing enterprise data centers to migrate to the industry standard Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) when enabling software becomes available.

Neterion’s X3110 fully independent virtual adapter architecture is unique in the industry, allowing each virtualized adapter instance to run native, full featured device drivers in a guest operating system, rather than a custom “data-path only” driver. This architecture enables each adapter instance to be independently reset and includes isolated hardware queues that mitigate head-of-line blocking issues found in other adapter architectures. Additionally, the X3110 10 GbE adapter allows end-users to preserve their existing investments in driver qualifications, operating systems, network administration tools and personnel training.

The X3110 I/O Virtualized 10 GbE server adapter is being initially released in two flavors: single port 850nm SR Optical and single port Direct Attach (DA) twinax copper (sometimes referred to as 10GBase-CR). Both adapters employ the new SFP+ module standard and are available today through world-wide channel distributors with a starting MSRP of $899. Dual port 10 GbE adapter versions (the X3120) will be available in the second half of 2009.

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VirtenSys and Neterion Demonstrate PCI Express Based I/O Virtualization Utilizing Standard 10Gb Ethernet I/O Adapter

June 16, 2008 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

VirtenSys has developed the first PCI Express based I/O technology that virtualizes and shares I/O adapters among multiple physical servers without the need for adapter, device driver, or server modifications. The press release touts VirtenSys’ PCI Express I/O virtualization products to dramatically improve I/O utilization to greater than 80 percent; enhance throughput, and reduce I/O cost and power consumption by as much as 50 percent.

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As a part of the VirtenSys go-to-market strategy, the company is demonstrating its technology to a number of server and storage Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and System Integrators (SIs). Later this year, VirtenSys aims to launch products that virtualize and share off-the-shelf Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and SAS/SATA PCI Express based I/O adapters. The products will be available in both rack-mount and blade server form factors.

VirtenSys collaborated with Neterion to provide virtualized 10GbE connectivity. VirtenSys developed, tested, and validated its virtualized I/O technology using the Neterion 10GbE Xframe E adapter. The two companies are working to speed the adoption of I/O virtualization.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 10GbE, 10GbE adapter, 10GbE connectivity, I/O adapters, I/O Virtualization, Neterion, PCI Express, VirtenSys, VirtenSys Neterion, virtualisation, virtualization

Neterion 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Drivers Embedded In Windows Server 2008

April 28, 2008 by Robin Wauters 1 Comment

Neterion, maker of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) adapters for server and storage environments, announced today that drivers for its 10 GbE adapters are embedded in the initial release of Windows Server 2008.

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Neterion is one of only two 10 GbE adapter vendors to be included in this release (the other being Intel). In addition, Neterion’s adapters are supported in the beta release of Microsoft Hyper-V, the hypervisor software for server virtualization that will be available with various versions of Windows Server 2008.

From the press release:

“Built with enhanced Web and virtualization capabilities, Windows Server 2008 is designed to increase the reliability and flexibility of server infrastructures while helping to save time and reduce costs by consolidating applications with virtualization licensing rights. Neterion 10 GbE adapters include advanced silicon based I/O Virtualization (IOV) capabilities that eliminate I/O bottlenecks within virtualized servers.”

“Neterion’s 10 GbE native driver support for Windows Server 2008 will add new levels of performance and flexibility for an enterprise-class server platform,” said Sandeep Singhal, director of program management at Microsoft. “Furthermore, Neterion’s native IOV support for Hyper-V will enable IT managers to achieve optimal performance and manageability of their hardware resources.”

The Neterion 10 GbE Xframe drivers and adapters are certified to provide native support for several Server 2008 configurations including Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 Datacenter. Each configuration offers a platform for deploying business-critical application and large scale virtualization on small and large servers.

Windows Server 2008 was announced on February 27th and Hyper-V is currently in beta testing and will be officially launched later this year.

[Source: Marketwire]

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Neterion Upgrades “Virtualisation-Aware Network Adapters”

February 25, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Neterion, an industry leader in 10 Gig Ethernet adapters for server and storage environments, today announced its third generation X3100 Series adapters at VMworld in Cannes, France.

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The cards offload work normally done in the hypervisor – in most virtual machines, the network driver routes I/O to a virtual network within the hypervisor, which then controls the physical network interface. In contrast, Neterion’s X3100 series card behaves like multiple physical network cards, allowing each VM to have its own network interface.

“Virtualization is a key technology for reducing total cost and complexity. However, applications that required high-performance systems experienced I/O bottlenecks that limited their virtualization opportunities,” said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. “The IOV standard was designed to eliminate these bottlenecks and open up all applications to virtualization. Neterion’s SR-IOV compliant 10 GbE adapters, with support for VMware’s NetQueue technology, demonstrated near 10 Gbps line rate throughput under VMware ESX Server 3.5. This kind of performance makes it possible to virtualize even the most I/O intensive applications in enterprise data centers.”

“This product announcement is a watershed event for the industry,” said Dave Zabrowski, president & CEO of Neterion. “With X3100 Series Adapters supporting full IOV compliance with a silicon-based I/O path architecture, all applications become candidates to run on a virtualized server. This means data centers can realize new cost reduction opportunities while maintaining performance levels comparable to non- virtualized environments. Our new adapter series provides the missing piece of virtualization to data centers that will undoubtedly accelerate the adoption of server virtualization.”

The devices are compatible with VMware’s ESX Server 3.5 and its NetQueue I/O virtualisation (IOV) spec, and can reduce CPU utilization by up to 50 % via a new Large Receive Offload feature, CEO Dave Zabrowski added.He claimed they are also the first of their kind to support the PCI-SIG’s new SR-IOV (single-root IOV) standard, which allows one adapter to behave like multiple physical adapters in a virtualized server.

“This product announcement is a watershed event for the industry,” said Dave Zabrowski, president & CEO of Neterion. “With X3100 Series Adapters supporting full IOV compliance with a silicon-based I/O path architecture, all applications become candidates to run on a virtualized server. This means data centers can realize new cost reduction opportunities while maintaining performance levels comparable to non- virtualized environments. Our new adapter series provides the missing piece of virtualization to data centers that will undoubtedly accelerate the adoption of server virtualization.”

[Source: The Register]

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