SHARE
Facebook X Pinterest WhatsApp

Juniper Leans on Linux KVM for New Switch Fabric

Oct 30, 2013

The new QFX5100 Top-of-Rack switch includes the recently released Broadcom Trident 2 chipset. Dasgupta said that Juniper is also running an Intel Sandy Bridge chip alongside the Trident, providing a hardware abstraction layer for the new switch. The QFX5100 can run multiple versions of the Juniper JUNOS network operating system at the same time, enabling in-service updates as well as future security isolation features.

From a bare metal perspective, the QFX5100 will work with a Linux operating system running the KVM virtualization hypervisor. This allows multiple Junos images to run inside a KVM virtual machine.

Read the full story at Enterprise Networking Planet:
Juniper Networks Debuts MetaFabric and Updates Switches

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

Recommended for you...

Insteon’s Surprise Failure Highlights the Problems with Smart Home Tech
Rob Enderle
Apr 22, 2022
Does Meta Have a Death Wish?
Rob Enderle
Apr 14, 2022
U.S. Needs to Protect Tech Leadership: Qualcomm
Rob Enderle
Apr 8, 2022
Best Internet Security Software
Devin Partida
Mar 23, 2022
Internet News Logo

InternetNews is a source of industry news and intelligence for IT professionals from all branches of the technology world. InternetNews focuses on helping professionals grow their knowledge base and authority in their field with the top news and trends in Software, IT Management, Networking & Communications, and Small Business.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.