Service Manual

The scripting environment (Expect, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, UNIX and ZSH shell scripts) makes it easy for

IT administrators to quickly develop scripts.

Virtual Server Networking

Virtual server networking (VSN) provides the following:

• Automatic re-provisioning of virtual local area networks (VLANs) when you migrate virtual machines

(VMs).

• Support for multiple hypervisors, such as VMware and Citrix XenServer.

To ensure that network connectivity, quality of service (QoS), and security policies are maintained when

you migrate VMs, virtual data centers require a dynamic network infrastructure. To automatically re-

provision VMs and associated VLANs during virtual machine migration, VSN facilitates communication

between the Dell Networking switches and the VM management software.

As a result, VSN greatly simplifies many of the tasks associated with virtualized computing environments.

Network administrators can manage the network while server administrators can manage the servers.

When you migrate VMs, you do not have to manually reconfigure the VLAN.

VSN software supports the following hypervisors:

• VMware vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0

• Citrix XenServer 5.6/6.0

REST API

Representational state transfer (REST)-application programming interface (API) provides tools that allow

you to manage Dell Networking OS switches by in-house or third-party system management tools. The

program management environment and set of interfaces communicate directly with the third-party

system management tools, thus avoiding the need for a dedicated network management tool. REST API

simplifies network management and reduces the number of management tools you need.

• Common third-party management tool sets are supported as plug-ins to Open Automation, including

Dell AIM, EMC Smarts Ionix, IBM Systems Director, HP Network Automation (NA), CA Spectrum

Infrastructure Manager, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).

• Industry standard management protocols are supported, such as simple network management

protocol (SNMP) (Get and Set) and REST.

• User protocols are supported, such as CLI/CLI-script, XML (Get and Set), and web-based commands.

REST-API greatly improves the network manageability by allowing the Dell Networking switches to be

managed by third party system management tools via standard program interfaces.

The programmatic management environment and set of interfaces communicate directly with the third-

party system management tools, avoiding the need for a dedicated network management tool. As a

result, the network management is simplified and the number of management tools are minimized.

Web Server with HTTP Support

Open Automation supports web connectivity through its web server with HTTP support. The web server

consists of both HTTP and HTTPS daemons running on a switch.

Open Automation Framework