U N I F Y A N D S I M P L I F Y T H E N E T W O R K

OneFabric™ FROM ENTERASYS

As cloud computing, virtualization, and the “consumerization of IT” continue to be more prevalent

in today’s networks, the delivery of applications to end users has become more complex, less

reliable, and less predictable. OneFabric from Enterasys is an innovative architecture that provides

simplicity, scalability, and control for complex IT environments. OneFabric enables you to rapidly

scale your network with your business, without sacrificing high performance or low latency.

By embedding intelligence into every network device—from the data center to the edge—only

OneFabric provides globally enforced, role-based policy controls for rate limiting, prioritization,

and filtering at the application layer, based on the identity of end users, applications, or devices.

OneFabric is the first and only “virtual-ready” network fabric developed for growing, high-density

environments, resulting in predictable application delivery from data center to edge.

Bottom-line Benefits

• Deliversapplicationsacrossvirtualized,highlymobilenetworks—simplyandpredictably

• Reducescomplexitywithcentralizedmanagementandautomatedprovisioning

• LowersITcostsbyeliminatingdisparate,patchworkmanagementsystems

• Integratesseamlesslyintolarger,morecomplexmultivendornetworks

• Guaranteesservicelevelagreementstobusinessgroups—whileenablingcollaboration

across IT teams

OneFabric is an extensible,

standards-based architecture

that provides a unified network

environment, resulting in simple,

predictable, and reliable application

delivery across the entire enterprise.

OneTHEPOWEROF

Fabriccomputingbothasamanagementparadigmandadatacentertopologyhasbroad

implicationstothetraditionalnetworkingmarket.Virtualizationhasbecomeamainstream

technology,andhasdrivena“mainframe-like”centralizationofresourcesinthedatacenter.As

aresult,thedensityofcomputingandstorageresourcesisrisinganddrivingtherequirementfor

highernetworkdensityintermsofports,bandwidth,andmanagementoverhead.

Importantly,theone-size-fits-allofthemainframeerahasbeenreplacedbyaneedtodeliver

diverseapplicationswithrichfunctionalitytohighlyskilledusers.Thismeansawell-oileddata

centerisnolongersufficienttosatisfytheneedsofbusiness—insteadthefocusneedstobeon

theend-to-enddeliveryofapplications.Thecomplexityofthisnewenvironmenthaslefttraditional

networkarchitecturesandmanagementsystemsbehind,leavingnetworkarchitects,systemsand

serverteams,andCIOswithapatchworkofmanagementsystemsthataddstothecomplexityof

applicationdelivery.

OneFabricistheonesolutiondesignedspecificallyforvirtualization,automatingtheoftenerror-

pronemanagementofvirtualmachines,whileprotectinginvestmentsandsupportingfutureneeds.

Addressing Today’s Challenges

• Applicationdelivery

– Achievebusinessservicelevelagreements(SLA)

– Managecomplexityformobilityandanever-changinglistofmobiledevices

– Adapttovaryinglocationsandusagemodelsforapplicationsincloudenvironments

• Networkmanagement

– Improveefficiency

– Delivergranularvisibilityandcontrol

• Reducetimetoresolution

• Reducefingerpointingwhileproblemsolving

– Streamlinechangemanagementprocess

• Dynamicinfrastructuremanagementforvirtualization

– Automateserviceprovisioning

– EliminateuncontrolledVMsprawl

– Alignworkflowprocessbetweeninfrastructureandapplicationoperations

REALSOLUTIONFORAVIRTUALWORLD“ As we continued to virtualize our

environment, while also becoming

more highly mobile, we struggled to

manage each virtual machine and

device with its own set of provisioning

and security requirements...Enterasys

Data Center Manager, now integrated

in OneFabric Control Center, provides

us the automation necessary to

appropriately provision and secure

each device. Providing that level

of automation and visibility across

the entire network is imperative to

manage the changing ever-evolving

nature of our network”

– Michael Proft

Network Manager

University Hospital Leipzig

Competitive Model

OneFabric from Enterays

Data Center Fabric NetworkCore

NetworkCore

DistributionSwitch

Wireless Edge

Mgt Domain 3

Mgt Domain 4Management Domain 2Management Domain 1

Single Management Domain

Wired Edge

Wireless Edge

Wired Edge

Distribution Switch

Data Center

ComparisonONEFABRIC VS. THE COMPETITIVE MODEL

A Unique, Unified Approach

Bycreatingonenetworkenvironment,deliveringonenetworkandapplicationexperience,

OneFabricprovidescentralizedvisibilityandcontrolovertheentirenetwork.Centralizedvisibility

enablesinfrastructureandapplicationteamstoworktogether,eliminatingcostlymisalignments

anderrorsthatoccurthroughtypicaloperationalworkflows.Embeddedautomationfeatures

improveapplicationdeliveryfordynamicenvironmentsleveragingcloud,virtualization,server/

storageconsolidationandtheconsumerizationofIT.Theonce-complextaskofprovisioningand

de-provisioningserversandnetworkinfrastructureismadesimple:definedlocallyandenforced

globallyachievingsignificantscale,improvedoperationalefficiency,andmorereliableand

successfulapplicationdelivery.

AunifiedmanagementexperienceisprovidedbyOneFabric Control Center,whichallowsnetwork

operationstoleveragethepowerandintelligencebuiltintoEnterasysnetworkingsolutions.

OneFabricControlCenteralsosupportsandprotectsyourinvestmentinthemyriadofthird-party

networkdevicesalreadypoweringexistingnetworks.Finally,OneFabricControlCenterintegrates

withmajorvirtualizationsolutions,deliveringuniqueanddifferentiatednetwork-layercapabilities

forvirtualdatacenters.

“ OneFabric provides network

administrators an automated process

for securely provisioning VMs on

both the physical and virtual network.

VMWare customers will benefit

from the dynamic auto-provisioning

of network resources and unified

management provided by the

Enterasys OneFabric architecture.”

– Parag Patel

Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances

VMWare

DataCenter

Core Distribution

EnterasysUnified End-to-End

Management

Edge

• Achievesnetworkmanagementefficiencygainsofupto90%

• EnablesITadministrator-to-userrationsof1-to-5,000orbetter

• Increasesvisibilityandcontroltostreamlineoperationalworkflows,whilereducingerrors

• Supportsrapidgrowthofapplicationsandusersinchangingvirtualenvironments

• Improvescontrolwithembeddedsecurityateverylayer,enforcedateverydevice

REALOPERATIONALEFFICIENCY FORREALNETWORKS

OneFabric Data Center

• S-SeriesModularSwitches- S4,S6,S8

• SSATopofRackSwitch

OneFabric Edge

• S-SeriesModularSwitch(S3)

• SSAEdgeSwitch

• K-SeriesModularSwitches

• Standaloneandstackableswitches- A4,B5,C5,D2,G3

• Wireless- WirelessAccessPoints- WirelessController- VirtualWirelessController

OneFabric Security

• IntrusionDetectionandPrevention(IDS/IPS)

• SecurityInformationandEventManagement(SIEM)

• WirelessIntrusionPreventionSystem(WIPS)

• OneFabricNetworkAccessControl

The OneFabric Solution ArchitectureTheOneFabricControlCentermanagesthreecorecomponents:

OneFabric Control Center

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