Why Virtual I/O
Increase Efficiency & Enhance Virtualisation.
The Xsigo I/O Director provides universal server connectivity (1GE, 10GE, Fibre Channel) to X86 servers and blades.
Why Virtual I/O
- Increases operational efficiency by dynamically connecting any server to any network and storage resource in seconds
- Enhances server virtualization by providing high-performance, scalable I/O on-demand – up to 64 connections per server – with just two cables per server.
- Eliminates 70% of the I/O infrastructure to reduce complexity and CapEx
The Benefits
- 50% less cost: 50% less Cap Ex than conventional FC and Ethernet I/O
- Faster performance: Up to 80Gbps bandwidth to each server
- Higher density: Just one I/O card per server (two for redundancy), enabling smaller servers and blades
- Increased server utilization: Run more virtual machines per server to save on cost, space, power, cooling
- Predictability: Quality of service controls for both network and storage traffic help deliver predictable performance from virtual machines
- Fully open: Works with all X86 servers (VMware, Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, Solaris, Xen) to ensure sourcing flexibility
