Dell Open Networking

Dell Open Networking

Overview

Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON,S4810-ON, S4048-ON, S6000-ONS4048T-ON,S6010-ON,S6100-on and Z9100-ON Open Networking switches offer an innovative disaggregated-hardware/software solution for data center networking. Based on our dependable, award-winning Z-Series and S-Series switch hardware and featuring a choice of third-party OS and software options, these solutions give you the power to transform your network and accelerate data-center innovation with simplified, high-capacity network fabrics.

Designed to ease network fabric orchestration and automation, Dell EMC Open Networking switch solutions are cost-effective, easy to deploy and provide a clear path to software-defined networking (SDN).

Key Features

• 1U, high-density, 1/10/25/40/50/100GbE, top-of-rack switches
• Choice of Dell EMC Operating System 99/10, Cumulus Linux OS or Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS, , IP Infusion OcNOS™, as well as Big Switch Networks BigTap™ Monitoring Fabric application..
• Choice of network virtualization options with VMware NSX™, andMidokura™, Midokura MidoNet andNuageNetworks
• Support for open-source Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for zero-touch installation of network OS
• Redundant, hot-swappable power supply units (PSU) and fans
• Reversible airflow options
• Low power consumption

Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON OpenNetworking Switch

Accelerate applications in high performance environments with a low-latency, top-of-rack (ToR) switch that features 48 x 1GbE and 4 x 10GbE ports, a dense 1U design and up to 260Gbps performance.  The S3048-ON also supports Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) forzero-touchinstallationofalternatenetworkoperatingsystems.

DellNetworkingS4810-ONOpenNetworkingSwitch

Deploymodernworkloadsandapplicationswithahigh-density1RUToRswitchthatfeatures48-x10GbEand4x40GbEportsandofferslow-latency,non-blockingoperation.ItalsosupportsONIE for zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems.

Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON OpenNetworking Switch

Optimize your network for virtualization with a high-density, ultra-low latency ToR switch that features 48 x 10GbE SFP+ and 6 x 40GbE ports (or 72 x 10GbE ports in breakout mode) and up to 720 Gbps performance.  The S4048-ON also supports Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems.

Dell EMC Networking S6000-ONOpenS4048T-ONSwitch

Provides

DellEMC Networking S6000-ON Switch

Provide high-density switching for top-, middle- and end-of-rack deployments with a 1U switch that features 32 x 40GbE ports or 96 x 10GbE ports plus eight 40GbE ports. The S6000-ON also supports ONIE for zero-touch installation of network operating systems

Dell EMC Networking Z9100-ON OpenNetworking Switch

Transform modern data centers with a high-performance ToR fixed switch that offers industry-leading density of either 128 x 10GbE or 128 x 25GbE or 32 x 40GbE or 64 x 50GbE or 32 x 100GbE ports.  The Z9100-ON also supports ONIE for zero-touch installation of network operating systems

Comparison of platforms

Your choice of third-party operating systems, virtualization and monitoring software

Enable business agility and avoid vendor lock-in with third-party OS and software options, including:

• Cumulus Linux OS:  Simplify network management, orchestration and automation, and leverage a broad ecosystem of Linux applications.
• Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS:  Enable a range of SDN-controller-based fabric solutions, and help reduce cost and complexity.
• Big Switch Networks Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric: Tap traffic everywhere in the network for exceptional visibility with an SDN-based monitoring solution.

• VMware NSX: VMware NSX provides a complete suite of simplified logical networking elements and services, including logical switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS, monitoring and security
• Midokura MidoNet:  Midokura Enterprise MidoNet is a software-based, highly scalable and resilient, network virtualization system for OpenStack and Neutron compatible environments.
• IP Infusion OcNOS™: An economical, scalable and secure method of separating network users and resources across a common infrastructure using MPLS network virtualization.

• Pluribus Networks Open Netvisor Linux (ONVL) is based on a Virtualization-Centric Fabric architecture with a distributed controller based on proven cluster technology.  Dell Open Networking (ON) Ethernet Switches powered by Pluribus ONVL federate into a fabric, offering enhanced insight, agility and security of virtualized computing and storage

Cumulus Linux

Cumulus Linux is a full-featured networking operating system that enables you to build a modern, scalable and cost-effective data center. Combined with Dell’s open-networking switches, this disaggregated solution offers enhanced manageability, clustering, monitoring and orchestration – many of the same benefits found in virtualized-server environments. Cumulus OS leverages a large ecosystem of native Linux applications and automation tools, allowing you to adopt innovations and add agility to your data center. Now you can deploy next-generation workloads on feature-rich solutions built on large-scale Clos fabrics and new data-center architectures.

Big Switch Networks Switch Light OS

Switch Light™ OS¹ is an SDN operating system that is ideal for building next-generation data-center fabrics. Based on Open Network Linux (ONL), the open-source Linux operating system, Switch Light OS brings modern server or compute models to the network and allows you to adopt a disaggregated-software/hardware solution. It provides powerful automation capabilities that can significantly reduce your operating costs. Switch Light OS uses ONIE to install onto on-board flash memory and includes standard ONL features such as:

• Debian Linux kernel
• Set of device drivers and installation scripts
• A net-boot-capable, zero-touch networking bootloader
• Enhanced features that optimize headless switch operations
• Ability to increase performance by minimizing writes to flash memory

Big Switch Networks Big Tap Monitoring Fabric

Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric¹ is an innovative network monitoring solution that allows you to tap traffic anywhere in the network and deliver it to troubleshooting, network monitoring, application-performance monitoring or security tools. It offers a practical, cost-effective entry point for SDN and provides optimal visibility and scalability. At the core of the Big Tap Monitoring Fabric is the Big Tap Controller. This software compiles user-defined policies into optimized flows that are programmed into the forwarding ASICs of "non-OS" switches running the Switch Light™ OS.

VMware NSX

VMware NSX provides a complete suite of simplified logical networking elements and services, including logical switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS, monitoring and security. These services are provisioned in virtual networks through any cloud management platform leveraging the NSX APIs and can be arranged in any topology with isolation and multi-tenancy. Virtual networks are deployed non-disruptively over any existing network and on any hypervisor.

Midokura MidoNet

Midokura Enterprise MidoNet is a software-based, highly scalable and resilient, network virtualization system for OpenStack and Neutron compatible environments. With its distributed architecture it enables enterprises and service providers to build, run and manage virtual networks with increased control, security and flexibility. Using industry standards and by leveraging existing physical infrastructure, MidoNet reduces costs and improves stability, scalability and performance of networks.

IP Infusion OcNOS™

IP Infusion is a leading provider of intelligent network software for telecom and data communications services. The company recently announced its OcNOS™, the first, full-featured network operating system for data center and enterprise networking, including advanced capabilities such as extensive protocol support for multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). OcNOS brings the power of the Open Compute Project, an open hardware movement and foundation, to data networking to reduce operational complexity.

Pluribus Networks

The Pluribus Networks Netvisor distributed fabric, built on top of an open, standards-based L2/IP network, permits a Dell ON leaf-spine deployment to be managed, automated and programmed as a single node with associated operational advantages.  The Netvisor fabric brings together effectively the ease of management of a centralized controller architecture, with the scalability and high availability properties of a fully distributed controller-free, architecture with no single point of failure.

Specification Sheets

Dell Networking S Series S4810-ON Spec Sheet

Dell Networking S-Series S3048-ON Spec Sheet

Dell Networking S-Series S4048-ON Spec Sheet

Dell Networking S Series S6000-ON Spec Sheet

Dell Networking Z9100-ON Spec Sheet 

Partner OS Guide

Dell Networking Open Networking Partner OS Guide

Solution Briefs

Joint Solution Brief Dell and Cumulus Open Networking

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5545.Unlocking the Open Networking Ecosystem with Dell VMware Cumulus Solutions Brief.pdf

Joint Solution Brief Dell and Big Switch Networks Open Networking

Joint Solution Brief Dell and VMware

Joint Solution Brief Dell and Midokura

Joint Solution Brief Dell and IP Infusion

Joint Solution Brief Dell and Pluribus Networks

Whitepapers

Dell Open Networking and SDN White Paper

Open Networks: Turning the vision into reality white paper

Articles

Open Networking Takes Hold

Videos

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FAQs

Dell Networking Disaggregation Model with Cumulus FAQ

Dell and Big Switch Networks FAQ