SMI on Bare Metal - Overview
The SMI extends the deployment of Virtual Network Functions (VNF) and Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNFs) to bare metal servers (Cisco UCS-C servers) with the current release. Also, the SMI supports vertically integrated deployment on bare metal servers.
The following are some of the significant features deploying SMI on Bare Metal servers:
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Elimination of VIM-related overhead on Bare Metal servers
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Zero touch deployment for both VNF and CNF based applications
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Automated infrastructure upgrades
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Exposed API for deployment, configuration, and management to enable automation.
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Addresses edge deployment
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Provides single compute user plane to run at remote sites
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Scales out without any additional overhead
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Ground up API (NETCONF, REST) driven design and architecture
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All the interfaces are compliant with northbound NFVO (for instance, NSO).
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Simplification and remote management
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Removes shared storage from the architecture
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Single monitoring endpoint for both server and application health
Note | The SMI has the ability to run virtual machines for legacy applications.
Currently, it supports only User Plane Function (UPF). Future releases will support
legacy (Cisco and partner) virtual applications. |