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Citrix also announced the general availability date, June 16, and the recommended price for Essentials: $2,500 per server, regardless of the number of processors.
But the less the most interesting feature has yet to come: a pluggable, open source virtual switch for Xen
This code will be used by 3rd party network vendors to develop virtual switches for XenServer that can compete with the Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere 4.0.
Chris Wolf, Senior Analyst at Burton Group has some juicy details about it on his personal blog:
The virtual switch will be open source and initially compatible with both Xen- and KVM-based hypervisors.
It will provide centralized network management.
It will support advanced network management features such as Netflow, SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN-
It will initially be available as a plug-in to XenCenter.
It will support security features such as ACLs and 802.1x.Un concurrent sérieux pour le Nexus 1000v de Cisco … seul l’avenir nous le dira …
