Data Sheet 1 Proiduct Overview The proliferation of virtual switches in the data center has presented data center operators with a significant challenge—namely, how to manage these virtual network elements in conjunction with the physical network. The tools that network operators currently use to manage their physical infrastructure provide no access to, or visibility into, the virtual infrastructure. Junos Space Virtual Control unifies physical and virtual infrastructures, providing network operators with a comprehensive view into the complete end- to-end network. Using Junos Space Virtual Control, network operators can manage, monitor and control both virtual and physical networks through a single pane of glass, ensuring that network policies are consistently and automatically applied across the infrastructure. This enables error free network operations and simplifies the deployment of value-added services such as virtual machine live migration (e.g., VMware VMotion). Product Description Juniper Networks ® Junos ® Space Virtual Control allows users to manage, monitor, and control the virtual networks that run within virtualized servers deployed in the data center. Built on the Junos Space Network Management Platform, a software platform providing comprehensive FCAPS and element management of Juniper devices to help improve operator efficiencies, Junos Space Virtual Control contributes to a comprehensive solution that extends across the routing, switching, and security infrastructure. Rather than rebuild the virtual switch that comes as part of the hypervisor software, Junos Space Virtual Control integrates with the hypervisor vendor’s existing management tools, delivering a combined solution that benefits from both vendors’ innovation and Juniper Networks’ orchestration solutions. The Challenge of Server Virtualization Server virtualization allows IT organizations to collapse multiple physical servers onto virtual machines running on a single host using software called a hypervisor. The hypervisor provides the physical resource abstraction to virtual machines deployed on the host, while virtual switches provide connectivity between virtual machines residing on the same host. These virtual switches blur the lines of responsibility between traditional network, security, and server teams. Virtual switches require a different set of management tools than physical switches, making it difficult for network operators to obtain a consolidated and consistent view of the entire network. Since the physical network must be in sync with the virtual network to provide the connectivity services required by applications in a virtual environment, this lack of visibility hampers the network operator’s ability to ensure smooth operations in virtualized data centers, especially when dynamic events such as virtual machine live migration are taking place. Junos Space Virtual Control Your ideas. Connected. ™
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Data Sheet
1
Proiduct Overview
The proliferation of virtual
switches in the data center
has presented data center
operators with a significant
challenge—namely, how to
manage these virtual network
elements in conjunction with
the physical network. The tools
that network operators currently
use to manage their physical
infrastructure provide no access
to, or visibility into, the virtual
infrastructure.
Junos Space Virtual Control
unifies physical and virtual
infrastructures, providing network
operators with a comprehensive
view into the complete end-
to-end network. Using Junos
Space Virtual Control, network
operators can manage, monitor
and control both virtual and
physical networks through a
single pane of glass, ensuring that
network policies are consistently
and automatically applied across
the infrastructure. This enables
error free network operations
and simplifies the deployment
of value-added services such as
virtual machine live migration
(e.g., VMware VMotion).
Product Description Juniper Networks® Junos® Space Virtual Control allows users to manage, monitor, and
control the virtual networks that run within virtualized servers deployed in the data center.
Built on the Junos Space Network Management Platform, a software platform providing
comprehensive FCAPS and element management of Juniper devices to help improve
operator efficiencies, Junos Space Virtual Control contributes to a comprehensive solution
that extends across the routing, switching, and security infrastructure.
Rather than rebuild the virtual switch that comes as part of the hypervisor software, Junos
Space Virtual Control integrates with the hypervisor vendor’s existing management tools,
delivering a combined solution that benefits from both vendors’ innovation and Juniper
Networks’ orchestration solutions.
The Challenge of Server VirtualizationServer virtualization allows IT organizations to collapse multiple physical servers onto
virtual machines running on a single host using software called a hypervisor. The hypervisor
provides the physical resource abstraction to virtual machines deployed on the host, while
virtual switches provide connectivity between virtual machines residing on the same host.
These virtual switches blur the lines of responsibility between traditional network, security,
and server teams. Virtual switches require a different set of management tools than
physical switches, making it difficult for network operators to obtain a consolidated and
consistent view of the entire network. Since the physical network must be in sync with the
virtual network to provide the connectivity services required by applications in a virtual
environment, this lack of visibility hampers the network operator’s ability to ensure smooth
operations in virtualized data centers, especially when dynamic events such as virtual
machine live migration are taking place.
Junos Space Virtual Control
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Data SheetJunos Space Virtual Control
Junos Space Virtual Control addresses these problems by
providing network operators with an open, scalable and unified
policy-based solution for managing both virtual and physical
networks. By implementing a collaborative management
paradigm, Junos Space Virtual Control enables flexible operational
deployment models and management handoffs between network
and server teams, depending on the policies and needs of the
organization, to ensure maximum business agility.
Junos Space Virtual Control’s Virtual-to-Physical Mapper and
P+V Dynamic Orchestrator features also fully automate physical
infrastructure provisioning, helping to eliminate configuration
conflicts between virtual and physical networks and increasing
the efficiency of day-to-day network operations.
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Data SheetJunos Space Virtual Control
Figure 3: Inventory of virtual network components
Integration with VMware
Junos Space Virtual Control integrates with VMware vSphere,
providing access to the VMware virtual switch (vSwitch)
framework (both vNetwork Distributed Switch and vNetwork
Standard Switch). Using Junos Space Virtual Control, users
can discover, manage and monitor the entire virtual network
(vNetwork) inventory consisting of vSphere Hosts, vSwitches, and
virtual machines from multiple VMware vCenter Server instances.
Junos Space Virtual Control efficiently manages vSwitch Port
Groups and Uplink Port Groups and constantly monitors, logs, and
reacts to vNetwork events to keep track of virtual machine locations
in the network. Junos Space Virtual Control also allows users to
group VMware’s recommended vSwitch Port Group best practice
settings into profiles; using these profiles, Port Groups that share
best practice settings but have varying VLAN requirements can be
quickly and easily deployed on different vSwitches.
Junos Space Virtual Control can also be used to discover Port
Groups being managed via VMware vCenter Server. This allows
for flexible operational models that define how management
responsibilities are split between network and server teams. In
addition, Junos Space Virtual Control enables error free deployment
of VMware services such as VMotion, Distributed Resource
Scheduler (DRS), high availability (HA), and fault tolerance.
Figure 4: Port Group profiles
Web-Based Interface
Junos Space Virtual Control uses a Web 2.0 interface to manage
both virtual and physical networks consisting of Juniper devices
such as switches, routers, and security platforms. The application
provides a task-oriented GUI which enables users to complete
tasks in congruent navigation steps and screen flows without
context switches.
Junos Space
Junos Space Virtual Control is part of Junos Space, a
comprehensive network management solution that simplifies
management of Juniper’s switching, routing, and security devices.
With Junos Space, you can simplify and automate the network,
improve network agility, and deliver new services quickly … all
from a single console. Junos Space is composed of the following
three software elements:
• Junos Space Network Management Platform – Provides
comprehensive FCAPS and element management of
Juniper devices which improves operator efficiencies,
providing a programmable interface and exposable API’s
that enable the development and integration of 3rd party
applications.
• Junos Space Management Applications – Plug-n-play,
domain-specific applications to help you provision new
services and optimize workflow tasks across thousands of
Juniper devices
• Junos Space SDK (software development kit) – A
programmable network solution that enables you to
leverage the connections and intelligence imbedded in the
network to create customized management solutions for
your specific needs
Junos Space Virtual Control is one of the plug-n-play applications
running on the Junos Space Network Management Platform.
While the Junos Space Network Management Platform offers
broad fault, configuration, and device provisioning capabilities
with a task-specific user interface, the multiple Junos Space
Management Applications extend the breadth of the platform
to optimize network management for various domains. These
applications enable you to automate the end-to-end provisioning
of new services across thousands of devices with a simple point-
n-click GUI interface, and to optimize management for specific
domains, such as Core, Edge, Access and Aggregation, Data
Center, WAN, and Campus and Branch.
Figure 5: Virtual-to-physical switch connectivity
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Data SheetJunos Space Virtual Control
Features and Benefits Feature Description Benefits
Collaborative management
Junos Space Virtual Control supports the following operational models: 1) vNetwork Access Control: Enables the network operator to provision,
define, and deploy end-to-end policies on virtual and physical networks. Server administrators retain control over virtual machine management and associating virtual machines with the policies defined by the network operator.
2) vNetwork Monitor: Gives network operators visibility into the virtual network, but not necessarily “write” access.
3) vNetwork Cloud: Delivers powerful P+V Dynamic Orchestrator and vNetwork event monitoring capabilities in cloud deployments where virtual network infrastructure provisioning is fully automated by cloud management tools such as VMware vCloud Director.
Provides the flexibility to adopt an operational model that best fits the organization.
vNetwork inventory management
Discovers and constantly updates the complete virtual network inventory, including vSphere Hosts, virtual switches, and virtual machines, as well as existing Port Group definitions on the vSwitch, and presents various views of the inventory to the network operator.
Offers complete visibility into the current state of the vNetwork.
Virtual-to-Physical Mapper
Provides information on connectivity between virtual and physical networks and the association of virtual switch uplink ports to external physical switch ports.
Provides end-to-end network view and simplifies troubleshooting.
VM Locator Ensures that the network operator always knows the current location of each virtual machine on the vNetwork. The network operator can also shut off ports to prevent “misbehaving” virtual machines from accessing the network.
Improves operational efficiency.
Virtual switch port profiles
Allows grouping of common networking attributes on virtual switch ports. Virtual Control supports profiles for VMware vSwitch Port Groups, enabling the rapid deployment of Port Groups that share VMware best practices network settings (QoS, security, network interface card teaming, failover; etc.) but have conflicting VLAN requirements on different vSwitches. Profiles can be cloned, and Port Groups that share a profile can be easily viewed.
P+V Dynamic Orchestrator
• P+V Dynamic Orchestrator constantly monitors vNetwork changes and automatically provisions the physical network infrastructure to adjust for those changes.
• Orchestration supports “strict” and “very strict” modes. Strict mode automates the setup of specific network policies (i.e. VLAN) on physical switch ports spanning a server cluster based on the corresponding configuration enabled on the vNetwork. This is the “connectivity for cluster” model.
• Very strict mode automates the setup of specific network policies (i.e. VLAN) on physical switch ports spanning a server cluster based on “active” policies being used by virtual machines in the vNetwork. Policies may be dynamically reconfigured when a virtual machine changes locations. This is the “connectivity on demand” model.
• Automates physical network setup and reduces downtime due to configuration conflicts.
• Enables error free and scalable deployment of services such as VMware VMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Offers better network security and efficiency, especially in multi-tenant deployments.
Configuration audit Virtualized data centers are dynamic environments with frequent changes. With Virtual Control, network operators can issue configuration audit checks for the vNetwork as well as the connected physical network. Junos Space Virtual Control also generates a detailed audit report and raises alarms whenever an incorrect configuration affects virtual machine traffic.
Allows network operators to be quickly informed of and react to configuration faults that could cause outages.
Multiple vCenter server instances
Discovers and maintains inventory from multiple vCenter server instances to provide a consolidated network view.
Consolidates management in multi-tenancy cases.
Event and audit logs Maintains a log of all vNetwork events and automatically records all actions performed by users in the GUI. Network operators can check and generate reports on user activity.
Provides historical record of vNetwork events and user activities.
Non-disruptive installation
Plugs into existing vSphere installations without disruption. Supports plug-and-play operation with no service disruption.
Variable form factors Runs on the Junos Space Network Management Platform, as a virtual appliance on a VMware server, or on a dedicated Junos Space physical appliance.
Offers the flexibility to adapt to the organization’s management needs.
Web 2.0 graphical user interface
Uses a Web 2.0 GUI and is designed to simplify the way network operators interact with the system.
Supports intuitive, personalized workflows, real-time network status, and a statistical dashboard view to improve operator productivity.
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Data SheetJunos Space Virtual Control
1000337-005-EN Mar 2015
SpecificationsCollaborative Management
• Operational models:
- vNetwork Access Control
- vNetwork Monitor
- vNetwork Cloud
vNetwork Inventory Management• Number of vSphere Hosts: 1024