HP recently launched its portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches, providing its customers the broadest choice for simplifying network management and meeting a wide range of bandwidth, performance and budget needs. Hp also plans to expand OpenFlow support across all its switches in the HP FlexNetwork architecture this year, making it the only major networking vendor to offer a complete portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled solutions.
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HP already has over 10 million OpenFlow capable switches deployed around the world.
HP’s switch portfolio now spans 16 models and includes the HP 3500, 5400 and 8200 series switches.
[quote]“To help enterprises uniformly manage network traffic flow across the data center, HP became an early innovator of the OpenFlow standard, supporting more than 60 universities and research centers in trials, development efforts and practical real-world applications,” said Raymond Ooi, Country Manager, HP Networking (Malaysia). “With more than 10 million OpenFlow-capable switch ports deployed and the broadest portfolio currently available on the market, HP is leading the move to the OpenFlow standard and further simplifying networks for our enterprise clients.” [/quote]
OpenFlow is a network virtualisation technology that enables networks to evolve, by giving a remote controller the power to modify the behavior of network devices, through a well-defined “forwarding instruction set”. The growing OpenFlow ecosystem includes routers, switches, virtual switches, and access points from a range of vendors.
Learn more about OpenFlow here.
HP isn’t the only vendor supporting the OpenFlow standard of course, rival networking vendors like IBM and Cisco also have products built around the standard. However, HP is an early innovator and strong advocate of the standard, and the launch of its new portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches shows it is serious about helping customers meet their key networking requirements.
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HP Simplifies Networking with Broadest Choice of OpenFlow-enabled Switches
KUALA LUMPUR, March. 13, 2012 – HP today announced a portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches, providing customers with the broadest choice in the industry for simplifying network management while meeting a wide range of bandwidth, performance and budget needs.(1)
The portfolio spans 16 models and includes the HP 3500, 5400 and 8200 series switches.
Additionally, HP plans to expand support for OpenFlow across all switches in the HP FlexNetwork architecture this year, making HP the only major networking vendor to offer a complete portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled solutions.
OpenFlow is an emerging network virtualization technology that provides customers flexibility and control to configure their networking environments to their specifications.
Deploying the OpenFlow standard enables enterprises to significantly reduce the complexity of network devices and automate tasks using simplified network management. By reducing the time it takes to make changes to the network, OpenFlow allows IT staff to better respond to changing needs in real time.
Customers and partners can now access a free upgrade to HP’s OpenFlow-enabled software for their HP switches here.
“To help enterprises uniformly manage network traffic flow across the data center, HP became an early innovator of the OpenFlow standard, supporting more than 60 universities and research centers in trials, development efforts and practical real-world applications,” said Raymond Ooi, Country Manager, HP Networking (Malaysia). “With more than 10 million OpenFlow-capable switch ports deployed and the broadest portfolio currently available on the market, HP is leading the move to the OpenFlow standard and further simplifying networks for our enterprise clients.”
HP pioneers OpenFlow-enabled switches, drives real-world deployments
HP switches with OpenFlow-enabled software have been deployed by academic and commercial researchers worldwide to achieve simplified management. The extensive testing and practical application of OpenFlow technology on HP switches over the last four years in these environments have helped to ready the standard for broad enterprise use.
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