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Architecting an Automated Test Environment
In today’s product development environments there is a driving need to decrease time to market while increasing test coverage and product quality. These two seemingly conflicting objectives are being accomplished by network and application product companies through well-architected automated test environments. The ROI for implementing test lab automation is compelling in terms of product development time saved, efficient sharing of test equipment, and last but not least in reduction of costly field defects. This paper will provide discussion and guidelines on the key components that must be considered when architecting and implementing an automated test lab environment.
Simplifying Data Centers & Networks by Creating a VIL
On a daily basis, data center managers and network administrators face significant challenges in managing complex multi-tiered IT environments—often on a global basis. There is a need to maximize resource usage 24/7/365 while simultaneously reducing management costs and maintaining a highly available, secure environment, all within strict budget constraints. This paper discusses the characteristics and benefits of a virtual infrastructure layer (VIL) and how a solution can be realized in an integrated “virtual infrastructure switch” that will help reduce network management costs and overall total cost of ownership (TCO).
Scalable Non-Blocking Infrastructure Management
Today’s enterprise environments impose demands for a large-scale, highly available, fault tolerant physical layer infrastructure. Typical storage area and data communication network environments, within a single data center or across geographically dispersed sites, can easily require several thousand ports of connectivity. The ability to plan for and build out network infrastructure in such a way that it is cost-effective, scalable, non-blocking, fault tolerant, and can be monitored and managed more effectively, is of great value to businesses.
OnPATH Technologies’ Universal Connectivity System™ 2900 (UCS™ 2900) family of switch products provides a cost-effective solution to automating enterprise connectivity by scaling from a few hundred non-blocking ports to 4096 non-blocking ports and by simplifying overall infrastructure management. This technical paper discusses and compares approaches to designing and building large scale networks to meet today’s demands at the physical layer.
