Global InformationVyatta information
 | This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (June 2011) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | LAN, wide area network, security appliance, Internet security, network security |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Products | Router, firewall, VPN, virtual router, virtual firewall, DHCP, network address translation, web caching, network virtualization |
| Parent | Ciena |
| Website | www |
Vyatta is a software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN product for Internet Protocol networks (IPv4 and IPv6). A free download of Vyatta has been available since March 2006. The system is a specialized Debian-based Linux distribution with networking applications such as Quagga, OpenVPN, and many others. A standardized management console, similar to Juniper JUNOS or Cisco IOS, in addition to a web-based GUI and traditional Linux system commands, provides configuration of the system and applications. In recent versions of Vyatta, web-based management interface is supplied only in the subscription edition. However, all functionality is available through KVM, serial console or SSH/telnet protocols. The software runs on standard x86-64 servers.
Vyatta is also delivered as a virtual machine file and can provide (vRouter, vFirewall, VPN) functionality for Xen, VMware, KVM, Rackspace,[1] SoftLayer,[2] and Amazon EC2 virtual and cloud computing environments. As of October, 2012, Vyatta has also been available through Amazon Marketplace and can be purchased as a service to provide VPN, cloud bridging and other network functions to users of Amazon's AWS services.
Vyatta sells a subscription edition that includes all the functionality of the open source version as well as a graphical user interface, access to Vyatta's RESTful API's, Serial Support, TACACS+, Config Sync, System Image Cloning, software updates, 24x7 phone and email technical support, and training. Certification as a Vyatta Professional is now available. Vyatta also offers professional services and consulting engagements.
The Vyatta system is intended as a replacement for Cisco IOS 1800 through ASR 1000[3] series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) and ASA 5500 security appliances, with a strong emphasis on the cost and flexibility inherent in an open source, Linux-based system[4] running on commodity x86 hardware or in VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, Open Source Xen and KVM virtual environments.
In 2012, Brocade Communications Systems acquired Vyatta. In April, 2013, Brocade renamed the product from the Vyatta Subscription Edition (VSE) to the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter.[5] The latest commercial release of the Brocade vRouter is no longer open-source based.
In June 2017, Brocade sold Vyatta Software Technology to AT&T Communications.[6][7]
In September 2021, AT&T supplier Ciena Corporation announced an agreement to acquire the Vyatta talent and assets.[8]
- ^ "Rackspace Cloud Servers Brocade Vyatta vRouter". Rackspace. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
- ^ "SoftLayer Network Appliances". SoftLayer. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ Larry Chaffin (2010-01-17). "Putting Realism Into Your Network: 10Gbps Routing + Security for under $5k, and it's not from Cisco or Juniper". Network World. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ Kelly Herrell (2009-12-18). "Intel Takes Vyatta to 10Gig". Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Brocade Newsroom".
- ^ "AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) Closes Vyatta Acquisition". Financial Trends. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ "AT&T to Acquire Vyatta Software Technology from Brocade". AT&T. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Ciena Expands Edge and 5G Capabilities with Acquisition of Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology from AT&T". Retrieved 2021-09-15.