Vyatta

Vyatta is a software-based virtual <a href="/facts/Router_(computing)/Nh5cIyVf">router</a>, <a href="/facts/Virtual_firewall/JjfoIprd">virtual firewall</a> and <a href="/facts/VPN/HX1WUQ3E">VPN</a> product for <a href="/facts/Internet_Protocol/Qq6VeEal">Internet Protocol</a> networks (<a href="/facts/IPv4/bnQ5MEqm">IPv4</a> and <a href="/facts/IPv6/d4dg7kIL">IPv6</a>). A free download of Vyatta has been available since March 2006. The system is a specialized <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a>-based <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a> with networking applications such as <a href="/facts/Quagga_(software)/qJy65FnE">Quagga</a>, <a href="/facts/OpenVPN/p8qllSrP">OpenVPN</a>, and many others. A standardized management console, similar to Juniper <a href="/facts/JUNOS/osUAt6qS">JUNOS</a> or <a href="/facts/Cisco_IOS/jwcRuzX8">Cisco IOS</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/X86-64/cyWvUFlP">x86-64</a> servers.
Vyatta is also delivered as a virtual machine file and can provide (vRouter, vFirewall, VPN) functionality for <a href="/facts/Xen/U5fq6ESl">Xen</a>, <a href="/facts/VMware/lKHGULx3">VMware</a>, <a href="/facts/K_virtual_machine/0bSP1flK">KVM</a>, Rackspace, <a href="/facts/SoftLayer/txxqw1y8">SoftLayer</a>, and <a href="/facts/Amazon_EC2/2EMwnvlS">Amazon EC2</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Representational_state_transfer/Q58zfr5h">RESTful API's</a>, Serial Support, <a href="/facts/TACACS%2B/WzfmLSd9">TACACS+</a>, 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 series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) and <a href="/facts/Cisco_ASA/5BKtatg5">ASA 5500</a> security appliances, with a strong emphasis on the cost and flexibility inherent in an open source, Linux-based system running on commodity <a href="/facts/X86/Kypq5fgu">x86</a> hardware or in <a href="/facts/VMware_ESX/VQrtsQQg">VMware ESXi</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Hyper-V/3Qm0yJsv">Microsoft Hyper-V</a>, <a href="/facts/XenServer/U5fq6ESl">Citrix XenServer</a>, <a href="/facts/Xen/U5fq6ESl">Open Source Xen</a> and <a href="/facts/K_virtual_machine/0bSP1flK">KVM</a> virtual environments.
In 2012, <a href="/facts/Brocade_Communications_Systems/tMNHxMLm">Brocade Communications Systems</a> acquired Vyatta. In April, 2013, Brocade renamed the product from the Vyatta Subscription Edition (VSE) to the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter. The latest commercial release of the Brocade vRouter is no longer open-source based.
In June 2017, Brocade sold Vyatta Software Technology to <a href="/facts/AT%26T_Communications_(2017)/B7CBF0zv">AT&T Communications</a>.
In September 2021, AT&T supplier <a href="/facts/Ciena/sXmaPYLS">Ciena Corporation</a> announced an agreement to acquire the Vyatta talent and assets.

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