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.