Cisco is turning on a new feature in the Nexus 7000 platform to enable the extension of Layer 2 networking between geographically separated data centers. Working with VMware, whose VMotion technology requires Layer 2 connectivity, and NetApp, Cisco seeks to extend the benefits of Layer 2 interconnect.
– Cisco
is introducing Overlay Transport Virtualization to extend Layer 2 networking
between data centers.
I
had a chance to see the newly announced OTV feature of the Nexus 7000 platform in action at the
Cisco campus on announcement day, Feb. 9. Working with engineers from VMware
and NetApp (…