XSIGO SERVER FABRIC
	Dynamically connect VMs and servers to networks, storage, & other VMs Fast 40 Gbps server-to-server traffic 19X faster vMotion, 30X faster backup, 12X faster DB operations Data center fabric flexibility at 50% less cost than legacy switches

Industry's fastest data center fabric

Boost application performance and management flexibility with the Xsigo Server Fabric. Connect virtual machines in seconds to any data center resources and gain the performance benefits of 40 Gbps Ethernet server-to-server throughput. See up to 19X faster vMotion, 12X faster database queries, 30X faster backups. With the fast and flexible Xsigo Server Fabric, jobs get done in record time.

Fast, highly scalable

The heart of this data center fabric is the Private Virtual Interconnect ^TM, a software-defined link between two resources. Each Private Virtual Interconnect is a standalone network connection with up to 40 Gbps bandwidth to deliver the industry's fastest server connection. Deploy isolated connections without configuring VLANs or consuming IP address space.

Private Virtual Interconnect

for isolated connectivity

The Private Virtual Interconnect is the connectivity equivalent of the virtual machine. It lets you connect any virtual machine to any other resource, including virtual machines, virtual appliances, bare-metal servers, networks and storage, anywhere in the data center. Connect anything on the data center fabric in seconds without network configuration.

Legacy networking technologies, by contrast, require complex configuration of switches, switch ports and VLANs to route data among resources.

Eliminates VLAN exhaustion

The Private Virtual Interconnect does not consume VLANs or Ethernet address space because it does not rely on traditional networking concepts to ensure isolation from other connections. As a result, VLAN exhaustion is no longer an issue.

Investment protection

Xsigo protects your existing network investment by presenting standard Ethernet and Fibre Channel interfaces to your core networks. Within each host, the Xsigo connectivity appears as conventional Ethernet NICs and Fibre Channel HBAs. A single fabric carries both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic, resulting in the maximum management simplicity and the lowest possible physical complexity.

Intuitive, single-screen management

Manage all of your I/O connections data center fabric-wide from a single screen. The Xsigo XMS management interface lets you view Private Virtual Interconnects, virtual machines, virtual switches, physical hosts, and network and storage resources.

Start small and grow

Start with a small deployment and grow over time. Xsigo's Server Fabric works with your existing 1GE, 10GE, and Fibre Channel switching infrastructure, and is interoperable with virtually every X86 server, including rack servers and blades. As you grow, simply add new Xsigo components and connect them to build a fabric. Start with a small number of servers attached to the data center fabric and grow.

Integrate virtual appliances

to build virtual data centers

Virtual appliances can save you time, money, power and rack space by letting you replace hardware appliances with special-purpose software that runs on virtual machines.

The Xsigo Server Fabric provides the ideal complement to virtual appliances by making them easy to deploy, configure, and manage. With Xsigo, you can quickly configure isolated connectivity – and deliver up to 40 Gbps bandwidth on each connection – using Xsigo's Private Virtual Interconnects. Create fully functional data center topologies as easily as you would create a Visio diagram.

Solution Elements

The Xsigo Server Fabric is built on the Xsigo I/O Director product family, a solution proven in hundreds of deployments at Fortune 500 companies, service providers, government, and more. This data center fabric solution consists of the following elements:

Xsigo I/O Directors: Provides connectivity to external networks and storage. Up to eight I/O Directors can be managed on a single Server Fabric. Xsigo XMS Management Software: Provides single-screen view of connectivity across the data center. Xsigo SFS Server Fabric Suite: Includes host drivers, an XMS plug-in, and operating software designed specifically to deliver the enhanced features and scalability of the Xsigo Server Fabric.

Begin with a rack-sized solution built on I/O Directors, then scale seamlessly to a data center-wide deployment by adding the Server Fabric Suite software enhancements at any time.

Learn more

»Server Fabric Data Sheet

»I/O Director Datasheet

»Server Fabric Alliance

»Customer Success