Stateless computing relies upon abstracting the application environment away from the underlying hardware and storing and managing the abstracted environments separately from the applications. A well-architected Stateless Computing environment provides benefits in:
- Transparent provisioning
- High availability
- Simplified server consolidation and optimization
- Trivial resource re-provisioning
- Application portability
Managing the elements of an applications operating environment, known as personalities, and storing them storing them separately from the underlying hardware is State-of-the-Art for Stateless Computing in the enterprise today. Deciding how and where you store and manage personalities is a critical part of your Stateless Computing strategy.
Vendors are approaching Stateless Computing from a network-centric point of view, advocating a server-centric view. A successful Stateless Computing strategy needs to work for you - not the vendor.
Virtensys I/O virtualization approach
Virtensys VIO-4000 series I/O virtualization appliances allow I/O to be allocated on-demand to servers, utilizing the standard PCIe bus in every common server platform today. The VIO-4000 series allows you to cleanly extend enterprise-class compute virtualization and realize the benefits of Stateless Computing transparently without the need to add expensive, non-standard I/O adapters and associated cabling.
The VIO-4000 series facilitate your transition to Stateless Computing openly, with familiar industry-standard servers from any vendor. It also allows you to migrate to 10Gb Ethernet and extend your investment in Fibre Channel while saving money and reducing your power costs.
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