Opengear NetOps Automation
Opengear NetOps Automation - a platform for centralized data center management
Stovaris, a distributor of professional IT equipment and services, recommends a scalable solution dedicated to data centers of all sizes. The entire solution has been tested by Stovaris engineers and can be deployed comprehensively or in parts. It consists of AIC SB202-TU servers and the Opengear NetOps Automation Platform, which is used to manage the servers and any devices found in data centers.
Elements of a comprehensive solution
AIC SB202-TU - general appearance of the server
The AIC ServerStorage SB202-TU is a latest-generation server, built with two Intel Xeon processors. The 2U high platform is designed for high configuration flexibility. Stovaris experts used 8 servers equipped with Intel's Gold Series units for testing, along with 384GB of RAM, 3.84TB of high-speed SSD storage built on the latest generation of Kioxia drives. To manage the entire infrastructure, they used the Opengear NetOps Automation platform built from an IM7200 console server, an OM2200 operating server with a full version of Lighthouse software.
Deploying this platform provides guaranteed and continuous access to server resources and other devices through Smart Out-of-Band. The Opengear NetOps Automation platform provides a centralized management solution for continuous operation, enabling network management from a central location. This minimizes the need for human intervention in the data center or in network support equipment.
Opengear OM2200 operating server
The entire system was built on distributed Opengear devices, enabling presence and proximity anywhere Data Center. Full business process automation becomes extremely easy to implement, thanks to management through Lighthouse software. Lighthouse software's interface with data and containerized NetOps modules provides specialized and action-oriented functionality.
In addition to the solution, you get the Secure Provisioning NetOps Module, which pre-automates the process of provisioning, configuration management, re-provisioning and disaster recovery of remote infrastructure. The OM2200 comes with a rack-mounting system. Equipment delivered to a specific location is immediately ready for operation. The device has a security system that guarantees that system software, configurations, as well as authentication keys have not been tampered with before its installation in the data center. Once the OM2200 operating server is up and running, Lighthouse software automatically transfers files, full configuration images and scripts to it. Such functionality ensures the secure operation of the entire local infrastructure, from a single device, without human intervention.
Server management software
Lighthouse Centralized Management software allows administrators to identify and manage networks remotely, without having to travel (along with the necessary equipment) to specific locations. Implementing and operating the Opengear NetOps Automation platform costs far less than the downtime caused by failures to which servers and the entire IT infrastructure are exposed. An engineer's travel to the site of a failure, in order to eliminate it completely, causes downtime that directly increases the financial losses incurred by companies, as a result of lack of business continuity (e.g. lack of sales, customer service and profit generation).
Minimize downtime
Opengear's comprehensive suite of products, together with AIC's server solutions, will allow your organization to take full advantage of network resources, both main and edge (EDGE) locations - even in the event of unexpected failures.
Opengear's solutions provide secure management of critical network infrastructure with:
Smart Out-of-Band
Failover to CellularTM
Centralized management
