Brocade Host Bus Adapter and Fabric Management Software to Support
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager for Easier Data Center
Management
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R)
(Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of data center networking solutions
that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced
that it is working with Microsoft to develop a management pack to
incorporate the newly announced Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)
feature within Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. PRO
can help dynamically address alerts from hardware, operating systems and
applications by shifting virtual machine resources using knowledge-based
policies and rules. By extending many of the Brocade data center fabric and
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) management capabilities into Virtual Machine
Manager, this solution will help server administrators improve the
management of their physical and virtual resources in data centers.
The new Brocade-focused management pack for PRO enables System Center
to use specific device and network information such as overall health,
performance, and configuration data. As a result, server administrators
will have visibility beyond the confines of the server and into the storage
network to help them make informed decisions on where to place, migrate, or
reconfigure applications, hardware, or virtual machines.
"Customers continually ask for simpler ways to track and manage devices
in the evolving data center, and virtualization magnifies that need," said
Madhu Matta, Vice President of Brocade's Server Connectivity Division.
"Brocade is working with Microsoft to provide seamless incorporation with
System Center by extending Brocade Adaptive Networking technologies into
the data center management solutions. This allows administrators to easily
deploy and manage end-to-end data services such as virtualization, quality
of service, and security across the entire data center fabric."
"Microsoft has collaborated with Brocade to provide customers with a
scalable, high-performance storage infrastructure for virtualized IT
environments," said Dai Vu, Director of Virtualization Products and
Solutions Marketing for Microsoft Corp. "Brocade's intelligent management
of the SAN infrastructure, combined with Microsoft System Center Virtual
Machine Manager, helps customers optimize data and server resources in the
virtualized data center."
Brocade will exhibit its growing portfolio of data center capabilities,
including its latest HBA technology at the Microsoft Management Summit. The
summit is being held April 28 through May 2, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and
Brocade technology will be showcased on the show floor in Brocade Booth #
110.
About Brocade
Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that
help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most
efficient manner. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are
better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data
management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at
http://www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.
Brocade, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, and StorageX are
registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, and SAN Health
are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United
States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service
names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to
identify, products or services of their respective owners.
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