METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A FLEXIBLE DATA CENTER SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a multi-stage switch fabric;
a plurality of edge devices having a first plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the multi-stage switch fabric and a second plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the plurality of edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric collectively defining a single logical entity, the plurality of edge devices includes a first edge device and a second edge device, the first edge device being configured to be coupled to a first peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the second edge device being configured to be coupled to a second peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the first edge device being configured such that a plurality of virtual resources including a first virtual resource are defined at the first peripheral processing device; and
a network management module coupled to the plurality of edge devices, the network management module configured to provision the plurality of virtual resources such that the first virtual resource can be migrated from the first peripheral processing device to the second peripheral processing device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, edge devices can be configured to be coupled to a multi-stage switch fabric and peripheral processing devices. The edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric can collectively define a single logical entity. A first edge device from the edge devices can be configured to be coupled to a first peripheral processing device from the peripheral processing devices. The second edge device from the edge devices can be configured to be coupled to a second peripheral processing device from the peripheral processing devices. The first edge device can be configured such that virtual resources including a first virtual resource can be defined at the first peripheral processing device. A network management module coupled to the edge devices and configured to provision the virtual resources such that the first virtual resource can be migrated from the first peripheral processing device to the second peripheral processing device.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a multi-stage switch fabric; a plurality of edge devices having a first plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the multi-stage switch fabric and a second plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the plurality of edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric collectively defining a single logical entity, the plurality of edge devices includes a first edge device and a second edge device, the first edge device being configured to be coupled to a first peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the second edge device being configured to be coupled to a second peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the first edge device being configured such that a plurality of virtual resources including a first virtual resource are defined at the first peripheral processing device; and a network management module coupled to the plurality of edge devices, the network management module configured to provision the plurality of virtual resources such that the first virtual resource can be migrated from the first peripheral processing device to the second peripheral processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a multi-stage switch fabric; a first plurality of edge devices, the first plurality of edge devices collectively having a plurality of output ports coupled to the multi-stage switch fabric and collectively having at least 1,000 input ports configured to be coupled to a plurality of peripheral processing devices, each edge device from the plurality of edge devices being configured such that a plurality of virtual resources are defined at the plurality of peripheral processing devices; a second plurality of edge devices coupled to the multi-stage switch fabric, the first plurality of edge devices, the second plurality of edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric collectively defining a single logical entity; and a network management module coupled to the first plurality of edge devices and the second plurality of edge devices, the network management module configured to provision the plurality of processing devices such that the plurality of virtual resources from a first peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices can be migrated to a second peripheral processing from the plurality of peripheral processing devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a multi-stage switch fabric; and a plurality of edge devices having a first plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the multi-stage switch fabric and a second plurality of ports configured to be coupled to the plurality of peripheral processing devices, a number of ports in the first plurality of ports of the plurality of edge devices being less than a number of ports in the second plurality of ports of the plurality of edge devices, each edge device from the plurality of edge devices being configured such that a plurality of virtual resources are defined at the plurality of peripheral processing devices, the plurality of edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric collectively defining a single logical entity, the plurality of edge devices and the multi-stage switch fabric collectively configured such that data traffic sent from each virtual resource from the plurality of virtual resources through a respect edge device from the plurality of edge devices and through the multi-stage switch fabric is isolated from data traffic sent from the remaining virtual resources from the plurality of virtual resources associated with the remaining edge devices from the plurality of edge devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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