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Abstract: Force10’s FTOS Delivers End-to-End Reliability While Lowering Network TCO

Unplanned down time can cost a business thousands to tens of thousands of dollars per minute. Even companies whose networks have been designed with best-in-class availability suffer an average of five hours of unplanned down time annually. Reducing that down time by even 20 percent per year – just one hour – can yield significant savings, both in dollars and corporate reputation. Force10 Networks designed its FTOS modular operating system to meet the stringent reliability, scalability and serviceability requirements of the data center.

Over the past five years, FTOS has been hardened in some of the largest and most demanding data centers in the world. Now Force10 is delivering the always-on capabilities of FTOS to every tier of the network by supporting FTOS across its switch/router line, including the E-Series, C-Series and S-Series platforms.

With FTOS, Force10 is enabling enterprises to cost effectively build end-to-end reliable, scalable networks while also reducing operations and management overhead. The robust design of FTOS provides the following benefits, each of which helps reduce the total cost of network ownership:

• Consistency
• Reliability
• Scalability
• Serviceability

Table of Contents:

Introduction

The Power of One: Consistency

Fundamentals: Reliability and Scalability

Day-to-Day Efficiency: Serviceability

Building the Always-on Network

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