新的CX系列开关带有云本地操作系统集成了闭环自动化和分析，以简化操作员体验
Aruba，一家惠普Packard Enterprise Company（NYSE：HPE），今天宣布是更改网络规则with the introduction of switching and software innovations designed to address the unique needs of today’s modern enterprise campus, branch and data center. TheAruba CX Switching Portfolionow includes the Aruba CX 6300 Series fixed configuration and CX 6400 Series modular access, aggregation and core switches, while delivering the latest advancements in the AOS-CX operating system. This gives network operators one simple, end-to-end switching platform to dramatically improve business outcomes today and into the future.
Aruba is the first company to offer a single switching platform that runs on a modern network operating system –AOS-CX– from the enterprise edge to the core to the data center. This unique, cloud-native platform is further optimized by Aruba’s powerfulNetwork Analytics Engine (NAE), which utilizes embedded analytics and automation to simplify management, accelerate troubleshooting of application performance issues and remediate common network problems.
“AI-powered automation must be at the heart of a modern, edge-to-cloud architecture and, in order to be truly useful, it requires an intelligent infrastructure as the foundation,” said Keerti Melkote, president and founder at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. “We believe that AI is the key to analyzing data, providing actionable insights, and automation at scale to optimize network operators’ ability to quickly troubleshoot, remediate and proactively resolve some of IT’s most pressing challenges. Our vision for the future is a cloud-native architecture that delivers true business agility and new digital experiences, and today’s introduction is an important step in that direction.”
Today’s enterprises cannot remain competitive by relying on greater performance and increased bandwidth alone. The modern enterprise requires an advanced architecture that is self-validating and self-tuning through closed-loop automation to intelligently support mission-critical applications, circumvent new security attack vectors, and deliver the agility that today’s enterprises require. Until now, network operators have had to contend with inflexible, disparate architectures especially when managing branch offices, enterprise campuses and data centers. These architectures require manual processes across multiple operating systems, resulting in fragmented operating models, networks incapable of modern functions and a plethora of unstructured data that isn’t actionable.
Gartner states, “As update speed increases, it is no longer viable to manually plan for and deploy tens, hundreds or thousands of network changes each time an application change occurs. Making these changes manually is not only impractical, but is likely to result in significant errors.”iManual processes can significantly hinder an organization’s ability to move quickly, innovate and thrive in a competitive marketplace. Moreover, many of these hurdles can be overcome with a cloud-native infrastructure. According to Gartner, a “cloud-native infrastructure exhibits the following characteristics:
- Modularity – It provides abstractions for independent packaging of services (such as containers or serverless functions).
- 可编程性——它支持provisioning and management via declarative APIs and policies.
- 弹性——资源比例上下dynamically in an automated and policy-driven manner using orchestrators.
- Resiliency – Services are loosely coupled units that are independent and fault-tolerant.ii”
Modern enterprises need an edge-to-cloud network running on a common platform to benefit from automation and increased operational efficiency, freeing up network operators to focus on business-critical activities.
One OS. One ASIC Architecture. One Operating Model.
Stemming from the breakthrough innovation and success of itsCX 8400 Seriescore switches running the AOS-CX operating system – as evidenced bysignificant momentum with winning new core customers– Aruba is addressing these challenges with a modern switching portfolio that delivers a single operating model from the enterprise campus and branch access layer to the data center, greatly simplifying network operations. The new platforms in the Aruba CX Switching Portfolio incorporate the key elements of a modern networking infrastructure and include:
- Aruba CX 6300 and CX 6400 Series switches featuring Aruba’s 7thGeneration ASIC architecture: TheAruba CX 6300 Series是一个可堆叠的开关系列，可通过10人的虚拟开关框架（VSF）提供灵活的增长，并提供内置的10/25/50千兆位上行链路，以满足当今和未来的带宽需求。这Aruba CX 6400 Seriesmodular switches offer both a 5-slot chassis and a 10-slot chassis with a non-blocking fabric that scales from Gigabit POE access to 100G core, allowing customers to standardize on one platform across the enterprise, including hybrid use cases.
- AOS-CX 10.4：新版本的AOS-CX introduces rich access features to the OS while extending CX differentiators to the access layer of the network. These includeAruba Dynamic Segmentationto provide secure, unified policy across wired and wireless down to every user and IoT device, Ethernet VPN (EVPN) over VxLAN for simplified and secure connectivity from enterprises to data centers, and Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) live upgrades for no downtime during maintenance cycles.
- Aruba NetEdit 2.0 with Network Analytics Engine (NAE): The significantly enhanced version ofAruba’s NetEditsoftware now integrates with Aruba’s NAE. This advancement enablescentralized visualization of network health leveraging NAE distributed analytics across every switch in the network to reduce troubleshooting cycles from days to minutes. New automation capabilities simplify common tasks such as implementing configuration changes or initial system set-up which can now be completed via theCX Mobile app.
Supporting Quotes
“随着企业网络的需求继续增加，新的Aruba CX Switching投资组合进入了市场，随着更多的用户，设备和需要更高速度和较低潜伏期的东西。业务的未来需求。Aruba的CX切换产品组合使客户可以使用单个平台来从数据中心转换为访问层，提供一致的云原始操作系统，帮助企业实现更轻松的管理，更一致的操作员体验和更高的级别质量保证。”
- Brandon Butler, senior research analyst, Network Infrastructure at IDC
“I believe Aruba’s new CX switching portfolio holds tremendous promise, especially for modern healthcare organizations where so many aspects of improving patient care involve the network, such as connected medical devices and transmission of electronic patient data. Seattle Children’s selected Aruba technology for its research facility, Building Cure, based on the AOS-CX operating system and its ability to deliver non-stop networking that’s future-proof.”
-Dr. Zafar Chaudry, senior vice president and chief information officer at Seattle Children’s
“毫无疑问，该网络将在明年春季开放的新地球生命领域的运营中发挥关键作用，因此性能，能力和可见性对我们来说至关重要。Aruba’s new CX switching portfolio checks off all the right boxes – powerful switching capabilities to help us future-proof our networks, a single OS for a consistent management experience and embedded analytics for real-time visibility for quicker resolution of issues – enabling us to focus our energies on delighting our fans with memorable and engaging experiences.”
- Michael Bullock, vice president of Information Technology at Texas Rangers
“Aruba had me at ‘single OS’ – this is a major and exciting step in the right direction. Structured can now reduce complexity, streamline operations and simplify management within its customers’ networks. As an Aruba partner for more than 10 years, we’ve witnessed how the company adopts a customer-first approach to create innovative technology that obliterates old challenges. This visionary thinking provides powerful advantages to customers who can now focus on their business mission instead of their bottlenecks. This, in turn, makes Structured’s work much easier…and a lot more fun.”
- Bill Tracy, vice president of Technology Solutions at Structured
定价和可用性
这CX Switching Portfolio, including the Aruba CX 6300 and CX 6400 Series switches, the new version of AOS-CX and Aruba NetEdit 2.0 will begin shipping in November 2019. List pricing for the Aruba CX 6300 and CX 6400 Series starts at $5,899 USD and $13,499 USD respectively.
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About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
惠普（Hewlett Packard）企业公司Aruba是安全，智能网络的领先提供商，使客户能够在移动，物联网和云时代蓬勃发展并提供惊人的数字体验。我们正在更改网络规则，以使IT和组织在边缘的物理和数字世界中变得简单。
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iGartner, NetOps 2.0: Embrace Network Automation and Analytics to Win in the Era of ContinuousNext, October 2019
iiGartner, Top Emerging Trends in Cloud Native Infrastructure, May 2019
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