The HP Networking DCM Controller is a software appliance designed to formalize the workflow process between network and server IT teams for application provisioning, as well as to help organizations control costs by providing policy-based automation of networking and server resources in the data center. HP Networking DCM Controller maintains policy connection states for physical as well as virtual servers wherever they connect in the data center and provides detailed compliance information linking applications to their infrastructure dependencies. DCM Controller is standards based and enables better capacity management and troubleshooting through the use of a connection inventory database.

Data center optimized

• Automated policy-based provisioning: DCM Controller automates the provisioning of resources in the data center, including servers, edge network, and core network devices based on predefined connection policies.


Management

• Remote configuration and management: Provided through a secure Web browser interface.


Device support

• Supports multivendor equipment configuration: Configures edge switches: any standards-based, RADIUS-compliant edge switch can be configured by DCM Controller policies.. Configures servers and VMs: DCM ONE policies can manage network and IP settings for any standards-based server or VM.. Configures centralized data center devices: Used with HP Network Automation software, DCM Controller policies can affect changes on a wide range of data center devices, including load-balancers and firewalls..


Product Architecture

• Flexible data structure: Policies are defined using a flexible data structure that easily maps to existing organizational structures and roles and responsibilities.


Technical features

• RADIUS-based policy enforcement: RADIUS-based authentication of servers and VMs when they connect provides consistent policy delivery anywhere in the data center. Configuration parameters are delivered to the edge device through standard RADIUS attributes.


Warranty and support

• Warranty: one-year hardware limited warranty with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries); warranty extensions are available