Dell takes the Open Networking Initiative a step further with Operating System 10 (OS10)-- a means to disaggregate network software from the underlying hardware, thus providing customers with more flexibility and programmability.
The Open Networking Initiative allows customers to buy Dell-branded switches before choosing from Dell or 3rd party operating systems and applications to create the ideal datacentre environment. OS10 represents a software-based evolution of the concept through a modular networking operating system. It features a free unmodified Linux-based base module running on top of the Open Compute Project Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI), providing a common language between vendor networking operating systems and the silicon making the physical switch.
OS10 supports traditional networking functions (L2/L3 protocols) from Dell, as well as 3rd party, native Linux and open source applications such as IP, fabric, securitiy services and management/automation tools-- essentially allowing customers to tailor IT operations according to use case and operational processes.
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