Imagine a world where OSes (like Windows Server) or Fabric Controllers like System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) are able to manage network devices right-out-of box using CIM /WSMAN standards – without requiring third party plugins or agents. In the world view advocated by DAL, network switch vendors implement an industry standard protocol and schema, and it is up to various Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions to update their own software to talk to standard enabled switches. We think device vendors should invest their energy in making their product better – not in creating a plethora of plug-ins that require constant change. We found that almost all of these solutions require the network switch vendors to write a custom piece of software to “plug-in” to their management framework. To address this humongous challenge, the industry has come up various open and proprietary solutions. It leads to loss of revenue, reduced uptime and frustrated customers. As we say “Difference between Networking and Not-Working” can be huge. Of all the managed datacenter elements, nothing is getting more focus than “Network”. We described the role Cloud OS plays is managing the datacenter and the role the Datacenter Abstraction Layer (DAL) vision plays in enabling this on the DAL website link. Today’s blog post covers management of network switches using CIM and WS-Man standards and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.” To read that post and see the other technologies discussed, read today’s post: “ What’s New in 2012 R2: IaaS Innovations. This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.
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