IxVM
Cloud computing is creating a new paradigm of how users interact with the network. Users expect immediate access to a wide range of media-rich applications and services, instantly. Virtualization, along with convergence of LAN and SAN traffic over converged network adapters (CNAs), make more efficient and flexible use of data center resources, but in doing so, they also increase the workload and complexity of server architecture, and put new and significant demands on server resources.
Integrating virtualization within a host and across a data center is key to creating a functional and adaptable cloud network, and requires careful planning and thorough testing to ensure functionality, performance, security, and reliability of applications and devices.
Ixia's IxVM product family is specifically designed to test virtualized assets and environments while leveraging trusted tools that have been used for testing hardware-based network equipment for over a decade. IxVM virtual ports provide a software-based version of a traditional Ixia hardware port that can be deployed in a virtualized environment. Virtual ports support Ixia software applications and can be combined with hardware ports to thoroughly test all aspects of the virtualized server and the impact of virtualization on the broader data center performance.
Ixia's IxVM is used to:
- Test the most critical components of the virtual switch, including functionality, conformance to standards, and performance
- Compare how different hypervisors, virtual appliances and configurations impact server performance
- Quantify CNA throughput and I/O performance
- Measure intra-server and inter-server VM traffic exchange performance
- Validate critical functionality including VLAN, IGMP, policy enforcement and security
- Assess how VM mobility impacts application reliability and performance
- Evaluate the performance from different server suppliers
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