Virtual Instruments Certifies Corning Cable Systems Pretium Edge Tap Module

Virtual Instruments, Inc. and Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s Telecommunications segment, announced that Corning Cable Systems Pretium EDGE Tap Module, a passive traffic access point that integrates seamlessly into the Pretium EDGE structured cabling solution, is certified for interoperability with Virtual Instruments’ VirtualWisdom solution devices.

     
Pretium EDGE Tap Module

Virtual Instruments validated the interoperability of the Tap Module monitor output with both the SAN Performance Probe and SAN Insight Rover to ensure transparent, error-free access to the Fiber Channel SAN traffic at line rate.
 
"Our customers continue to validate that comprehensive, accurate, and timely monitoring from the physical layer is the best way to optimize infrastructure performance," said Skip Bacon, CTO, Virtual Instruments. "The visibility enabled by a tap is the foundation from which customers can gain a detailed view into performance across the physical, virtual and cloud layers. It’s an honour to work with Corning to help our mutual customers streamline the deployment of taps in the physical layer infrastructure."

"We are delighted to be working with Virtual Instruments to demonstrate the value of our passive tapping solution with their systems," said Stuart Hoiness, SVP, Enterprise Networks, Corning Cable Systems. "Virtual Instruments is the undisputed Fibre Channel network performance leader, so it’s very important to us and to customers to show the compatibility of our two product sets."

The Pretium EDGE Tap Module combines the functionality of an interconnect, cross-connect and optical tap in one easy-to-use structured cabling module. This integrated approach simplifies the deployment of taps, allows access to the monitor ports without disruption to the live network link, and provides increased network design flexibility. As part of the Pretium EDGE Solutions family, the Tap Module is compatible with other Pretium EDGE solution components, allowing for pay-as-you-grow Tap deployment.

The monitor outputs from the Pretium EDGE Tap Module connect directly to Virtual Instruments SAN Performance Probe to enable real-time, full line rate monitoring of the tapped links. The SAN Performance Probe examines every frame and generates hundreds of metrics each second to provide deep insight into the performance, health, and utilization of the SAN. The VirtualWisdom solution combines these metrics with those from the other VirtualWisdom Probes to provide monitoring, diagnostic, and optimization capabilities spanning the virtual and physical server and storage infrastructure.