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Phantom Virtual Tap
May 2011
Intelligent Access and MonitoringArchitecture Solutions
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Converged at the Data Center
Physical ServersHypervisor Virtual Servers
Monitoring tools
• Most enterprise data centers now have physical servers and infrastructure as well as a virtual environment.
• Physical still bigger than virtual, but the gap is shrinking
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Hypervisor Virtual Stack Monitoring Challenge
Complete lack of visibility into Inter-VM traffic
vm1 vm2 vm3
Physical Host Server
ESX Virtual Stack
Virtual Switch Analyzer
IDS
Physical Network Security & Monitoring
Security, Monitoring and Compliance Risks
• No visibility into traffic, vulnerabilities and threats
• Data passing between servers not captured for auditing
• Resource utilization can pinpoint source of issues
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Phantom Virtual Tap Solution
Physical Network Security & Monitoring
vm1 vm2 vm3
Virtual Switch
Physical Host Server
Phantom Virtual Tap
ESX Virtual Stack
100% visibility of Inter-VM traffic
Enables Security, Performance Monitoring and Compliance Auditing
• Bridge virtual traffic of interest to physical tools
• Eliminate barriers to virtualization
• Achieve security and compliance standards in a virtualized environment
Analyzer
IDS
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Hypervisor-Based Enterprise Class Solution
ESX 1
Phantom Manager™
Phantom Manager Simultaneously Manages
Multiple Phantom Monitors
ESX 2
ESX 3
ESX 4
LAN/WAN
vm1 vm2
Hypervisor
vm3
PhantomMonitor™
Virtual Switch
vm1 vm2
Hypervisor
vm3
PhantomMonitor™
Virtual Switch
vm1 vm2
Hypervisor
vm3
PhantomMonitor™
Virtual Switch
vm1 vm2
Hypervisor
vm3
PhantomMonitor™
Virtual Switch
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Net Optics Converged Network Solution
ESX
• Hypervisor-specific Tap• Complete visibility to inter-
VM traffic• Complete visibility to inter-VM
traffic• Purpose-built for virtualization
• Monitor through Live-Migration (VMotion)
• TAP for each VM instance(by VM ID)
• Tight Integration with VMware vCenter
• Fault-Tolerant and Non disruptive Architecture
Physical and Virtual Monitoring Convergence
Director™
vm1 vm2 vm3
Hypervisor
PhantomMonitor™
EncapsulatedTunnel
Phantom Manager™
LAN/WAN
Indigo Pro™
Analyzer
IDS
Physical Server
Physical Server
Physical Server
Phantom
Controller
(VM) Physical Server
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Support for vMotion Migration
vm1 vm2
Hypervisor
PhantomMonitor™
Phantom Manager™
ESX 1
vm3
LAN/WAN
vm4 vm5
Hypervisor
PhantomMonitor™
ESX 2
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Net Optics Converged Network Solution
vm1
vm2
vm3
Hypervisor
PhantomMonitor™
Encapsulated Tunnel
Phantom Manager™
LAN/WAN
Indigo Pro™
Physical Server
Physical Server
Physical Server
Analyzer
IDS
Phantom
Controller
(VM)
ESX
• Hypervisor-specific Tap
• Complete visibility to inter-VM traffic
• Purpose-built for virtualization
• Monitor through Live-Migration (VMotion)
• TAP for each VM instance(by VM ID)
• Tight Integration with VMware vCenter
• Fault-Tolerant and Non disruptive Architecture
Physical and Virtual Monitoring Convergence
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Key Takeaways
• Achieve security, compliance and performance monitoring standards
• Gain end-to-end traffic visibility in the virtual environment
• Realize the full potential of your virtual data center
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