HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
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Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#2How is this any better/different than Open vSwitch?
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#3"OpenSwitch is a network operating system for disaggregated switches that are built around OCP compliant hardware and that utilizes the ONIE boot loader to install and uninstall network operating systems. It is aimed at accelerating the transition to open networking as well as the adoption of disaggregated data center networks."
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#4How is this any better/different than Open vSwitch? http://openvswitch.org/
I believe the difference is that Open vSwtich is intended to be used as a software switch similar to how a VM is intended to be a virtual server (and its intended use there would presumably be networking between VMs). While OpenSwitch is intended to be an OS run on an actual physical switch. There seem to be overlaps though since it looks like Open vSwitch will also run as an OS on a physical switch.
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#5The hardware compatibility list is pretty slim at the moment:
http://www.openswitch.net/documents/user/hardware-compatibil...
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#6This seems like a good, if belated, move on HPs part. Ethernet switches have become trivial to build with off the shelf parts. If you open up the software then you can focus on things like build quality and reliability.
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#7Gonna be hard to compete with the likes of Cisco Nexus... I mean after almost 5 years of the Nexus 1000V platform they come to the table with an "open-source" software platform to be used on hardware that no one is currently using?
I could see this getting traction if they announced it was compatible with some of the newer switches
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#8The hardware compatibility list is pretty slim at the moment: http://www.openswitch.net/documents/user/hardware-compatibil...
I couldn't even find any pricing details on the "HP Altoline" series.
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#9Gonna be hard to compete with the likes of Cisco Nexus... I mean after almost 5 years of the Nexus 1000V platform they come to the table with an "open-source" software platform to be used on hardware that no one is currently using? I could see this getting traction if they announced it was compatible with some of the newer switches
Keep in mind that ODM switches are 1/3 to 1/5 the price of Cisco.
Re: HP announces OpenSwitch, an open-source network operating system
#10How is this any better/different than Open vSwitch? http://openvswitch.org/
openvswitch is simply an interface which provides the ability to programmatically configure your network devices.
You could run it on OpenSwitch as the program/module which talks with a controller.