vEOS - Virtualized Extensible Operating System

Arista vEOS™ is a virtual-machine-based or switch-integrated implementation of Arista EOS™ that integrates with VMware vSphere to provide the network operator visibility and configuration access to the virtual switches within the virtual server environment.

Arista vEOS integrates with the VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch framework. vEOS combines management for all physical and virtual switching through a single network operating system image, enabling consistency of policy between physical and virtual assets. Arista simplifies operations for the server administrator while giving the network administrator visibility into and control over the existing virtual switches. vEOS brings consistent operational models and policy to the physical, virtual, and cloud network.

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Embraces Virtualization

  • Maintains configuration, segmentation, QoS, access control, and accounting state as VMs move
  • Preserves network state across migration from physical servers to virtual machines to cloud deployments
  • Utilizes vSphere platform features such as VM Fault-Tolerance for high availability

Integrated

  • Integrates with VMware vSphere to provide visibility and network policy to virtual machines
  • vEOS runs as a virtual appliance, or integrated into the Arista 7000 Family
  • Distributed port profiles keep configuration synchronized across switches
  • Synchronizes state across data centers with the Open Virtualization Format

Non-Disruptive

  • vEOS works with your existing VMware vSphere vSwitches without disruption
  • Enables hitless upgrades with no workflow changes
  • vSwitch upgrades are part of upgrading the hypervisor

Manageable

  • Extends a familiar industry-standard CLI to the vSwitches
  • Provides SNMP visibility and auto-discovery of vSwitches to network management systems

Embraces Single Image Philosophy

  • Uses the same software binary that runs on all Arista switches
  • Provides consistent features regardless of deployment form-factor

vEOS Feature Comparison


  VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
L2 Forwarding
VLAN Segmentation  
IEEE 802.1q VLAN Trunking
Network vMotion-port state follows VM   
VM Tx Rate Limiting
VM Rx Rate Limiting   
NIC Teaming/Port Channels
LACP Port Aggregation      
Multicast Support
Security Features VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
Private VLAN   
ACL     *
Cisco Port Security      
VMware Port Security
VMSafe Compatibility  
Management Features VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
Associate VMs to Network
Network Monitoring
Network Provisioning  
Standard Network CLI    
Port Profiles
Distributed Port Profiles     
Port Profile Inheritance    
SPAN      
VMware Port Mirroring  
ERSPAN Port Mirror across L3 Boundaries      
Netflow v5
Netflow v9      
SNMP v3 RW    
CDP v1/v2      
Syslog Export    
System Features VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
Active Standby Control Plane    
SSH/Telnet    
VMware Remote CLI   
Hitless Control Plane Upgrades     
Cloud Features VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
Cloud IaaS Extension via OVF     
Usability VMware ESX 3.5 vSwitch VMware vSphere Std Switch VMware vSphere vDS Cisco Nexus 1000v Arista vEOS+vDS
Integrated vSwitch upgrade workflow  
Non-disruptive installation  

* Will be available with vEOS when connected to an Arista 7000 Family switch in 2010