High availability and reliability

The 8720 delivers the high performance and reliability required by modern enterprises and service provider data centers. It is designed for high availability from both a software and hardware perspective, such as a clear separation between the control plane and data plane and redundant power supplies and fan modules.

Integrated application hosting

The 8720 can run onboard VM-based applications alongside the switch OS - all without impacting performance. This flexible and open solution enables organizations to deploy Extreme-provided or third-party applications and tools directly on the switch for security, monitoring, troubleshooting or extended network functionality - based on customer need - without a separate hardware device. This unique design does not impact the control and forwarding plane of the switch and provides dedicated CPUs, memory and SSD storage for flexible packet capture and off-line processing.

Management

The 8720 can be managed in a variety of ways. REST, NETCONF management interface or simple on- box management functions are delivered with CLI for manual configuration.

Modular, virtualized operation system

The 8720 runs Extreme SLX-OS, a fully virtualized Linux-based operating system that delivers process-level resiliency and fault isolation. SLX-OS supports advanced switching features and is highly programmable with support for REST API, Python, and NETCONF/RESTCONF. It is based on Linux, which offers all the advantages of open source and access to commonly used Linux tools. With enhanced support for Trusted Delivery features, such as Measured Boot and strong security defaults, Extreme SLX-OS continues to further protect against ever-growing security threats to infrastructure.

Plug-and-Play data center fabrics with Extreme Fabric Automation

Extreme Fabric Automation simplifies and accelerates the deployment of the data center IP Fabric. The on-box application runs as a service on the Integrated Application Hosting environment within the 8720 and uses industry-standard open API based programmable interfaces to provide the easiest way to deploy, provision and automate single or multiple data center IP Fabric networks in the fastest and most efficient way. Extreme Fabric Automation is also the point of integration for VMware vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V and OpenStack.

Trusted Delivery

Trusted Delivery from Extreme Networks is designed to protect your key service delivery infrastructure at remote, often-unattended sites, as well as within colocation and data center environments where shared facility access is a concern. With Measured Boot - a security mechanism designed to verify the boot and runtime processes - Extreme Networks provides the capability to validate hardware components, boot process, and the operating system from factory to installation. Combined with remote attestation, where a trusted off-box challenger provides an objective measurement of trust, Measured Boot provides.

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