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Server/Virtualized Server: Overview

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Virtualization, along with convergence of LAN and SAN traffic over converged network adapters (CNAs), make more efficient and flexible use of data center resources, but in doing so, they also increase the workload and complexity of server architecture, and put new and significant demands on server resources.

It is critical not only to validate the functionality and performance of each embedded switch, but also to understand how the burden of supporting a multiple OS, applications and new virtualization technologies impacts the overall performance and resiliency of the server itself, and the quality and accessibility of the application and services it delivers.

Testing a virtualized server requires purpose-built tools that have visibility into the virtual environment and can generate and measure traffic from within the server itself.

Ixia: The only unified test platform for converged data centers.

Ixia's virtualization test solution accelerates time-to-market, improves confidence and maximizes ROI by providing the only unified product portfolio with the flexibility and breadth of applications required to assess the impact of server virtualization across the data.

IxVM works with hypervisor for automatic VM discovery

IxVM ports can be deployed as complete virtual appliance or directly on bare-metal hardware to test using customized VMs and applications and specific operating environments

Ixia's IxVM product family is specifically designed to test virtualized assets and environments while leveraging trusted tools that have been used for testing hardware-based network equipment for over a decade. IxVM virtual ports provide a software-based version of a traditional Ixia hardware port that can be deployed in a virtualized environment. Virtual ports support Ixia software applications and can be combined with hardware ports to thoroughly test all aspects of the virtualized server and the impact of virtualization on the broader data center performance. IxVM is used to:

Quantify CNA throughput and I/O performance
Test all aspects of the virtual switch, including functionality, conformance to standards, and performance
Compare how different hypervisors, virtual appliances and configurations impact server performance
Measure intra-server and inter-server VM traffic exchange and application performance
Validate critical functionality including VLAN, IGMP, policy enforcement and security
Assess how VM mobility impacts application reliability and performance
Evaluate different server solutions