Invited Talk
| Title | DMTF Common Information Model (CIM) Update |
| Date/Time | Friday, 26 October 2012 / 14:15 – 15:15 |
| Room | Martinique A |
| Speaker |
Hemal Shah, Broadcom Corporation, USA John Parchem, Microsoft Corporation, USA |
Abstract
Widespread adoption of virtualization is bringing new challenges to network I/O virtualization. DMTF has worked closely with IEEE to address different aspects of network I/O virtualization challenges. This talk will provide an overview of the DMTF standards efforts for two important virtual networking technologies: Network Port Profiles and Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB). A Network Port Profile is used describe a set of networking attributes that can be applied to one or more Virtual Machines (VMs). DMTF has defined an XML schema for Network Port Profiles as well as the use of Network Port Profiles with Open Virtualization Format (OVF). IEEE 802.1Qbg - Edge virtual bridging (EVB) standard enables coordinated configuration and management of bridge services for virtual stations. DMTF also extended CIM classes to incorporate EVB and Port Profile related networking attributes into the Virtual Ethernet Switch and Ethernet Port Resource Virtualization management information models. This talk focuses on the enhancements to the CIM network model to support enhanced virtual switches including VEPA and VEB mode Edge Virtual Bridges (EVB) and a migratable “Network Port Profile”.
Biography
Hemal Shah is a System Architect and Associate Technical Director in the Infrastructure and Networking Group of Broadcom Corporation where he has been instrumental in architecting numerous key manageability, networking, virtualization, cloud, and security features in several generations of NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II Ethernet controller products for both client and server platforms. Hemal spearheaded the system architecture development of Broadcom’s TruManageTM technology. Hemal is also the lead technical representative/contributor from Broadcom Corporation in several DMTF and IETF working groups. Before joining Broadcom Corporation in 2005, Hemal worked at Intel Corporation where he led the development of system/silicon/software architecture of communication processors, 10 Gigabit Ethernet controllers, and TCP/iSCSI/RDMA offloads.
Hemal currently serves as the VP of Technology in the DMTF. In the DMTF, Hemal has served in various leadership roles including chair of Platform Management Sub-Committee, co-chair of Server Desktop Mobile Platforms (SDMP), Platform Management Components Intercommunications (PMCI), and Security Working Groups. Hemal has been a critical driving force behind the development of numerous DMTF standards related to system management (DASH, SMASH, and PMCI), virtualization management, cloud management, Open Virtualization Format (OVF), network port profiles, and Web Services for Management (WS-Management). Hemal has co-authored 60+ DMTF specifications, three IETF RFCs, and 10 plus technical conference/journal papers. Hemal is a named inventor on 18 patents with 26 pending patents. Hemal holds Ph. D. (computer engineering) and M.S. (computer science) degrees from Purdue University, M.S.E.E. degree from The University of Arizona, and B.S. (electronics and communication engineering) from Gujarat University, India.
John is a Partner Architect at Microsoft in the Windows Server organization. While he has many years as a Software Architect in both the Windows Server and the Core OS group, he started Microsoft 24 years ago as a principal hardware engineer and a lead system and ASIC designer of the MIPs based workstations used in the development of Windows NT. John is an original and contributing member to the DMTF SVPC work group and its virtualization model and vice chair of the DMTF Virtual Networking sub group of the SVPC work Group. Prior to Microsoft John worked at the Digital Equipment Corporation as a processor and system design engineer.
