I-Fabric Security

N1 Provisioning Server software and methodologies provide a multitenant infrastructure that can be securely partitioned and allocated. The benefits of multitenancy, such as resource optimization through reallocating and the ability to flex from a common resource pool, are achievable only if a rigorous security model and architecture are in place. An I-Fabric provides multiple types of security enforcement and ensures that security exists between logical server farms.

Within an I-Fabric, security is implemented at the following levels:

• Fabric layer — Ethernet and Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) security

• Resource pool — Power cycling and memory scrubbing of resources

• Control plane — N1 Provisioning Server and Control Center security

• Password encryption at all levels