Voltaire IB I/O Virtualization Solution Certified for VMware

Voltaire Ltd. announced its first certified I/O virtualization solution for VMware environments. Proven, tested and certified through Voltaire’s new Certified Solutions Program, the solution improves the performance, flexibility and cost savings of VMware environments. Voltaire will showcases the I/O virtualization solution for VMware at VMworld.

Consolidating multiple servers onto a single physical system compounds a server’s network, storage and inter-server I/O needs. To meet the aggregate I/O requirements of virtual machines, Voltaire’s I/O virtualization solution for VMware uses a single multi-purpose, high-speed (20 Gb/sec) adapter to consolidate, virtualize and accelerate a server’s I/O connections. Using a single InfiniBand adapter, rather than multiple Ethernet and Fibre Channel network cards per server, lowers both equipment and power costs for virtualized environments while delivering even faster performance.

"Voltaire’s InfiniBand-based solutions offer hardware-based I/O virtualization capabilities that are a natural complement to VMware’s server virtualization solutions," said Asaf Somekh, vice president of strategic alliances, Voltaire. "Using Voltaire InfiniBand switches allows customers to create an ultra high-speed fabric and consolidate multiple data, storage and inter-processor communications networks in order to deliver new levels of performance, flexibility and cost savings for VMware environments."

Voltaire’s I/O virtualization solution for VMware consists of a Voltaire Grid Director 2004 or 2012 switch populated with both InfiniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 20 Gb/sec DDR host channel adapters and unified fabric management software for creating and managing point-and-click virtual server infrastructure. These products are available today through Voltaire’s OEM partners and resellers.

Customer Support for VMware InfiniBand Environments
To enhance customer support offerings for VMware, Voltaire is now a member of TSANet. TSANet fosters multi-vendor problem-solving via integrated processes that leverage worldwide infrastructure and processes. Using TSANet processes, members collaborate when a multivendor problem exists.

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