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SDXI is a standard for a memory-to-memory data mover and acceleration interface that is extensible, forward-compatible, and independent of I/O interconnect technology. Among other features, SDXI standardizes an interface and architecture that can be abstracted or virtualized with a well-defined capability to quiesce, suspend, and resume the architectural state of a per-address-space data mover.

CXL offers unprecedented opportunities to design and build much larger application and compute arrangements than were available even a few years ago. The ability to connect memory subsystems and other compute resources through a switched network provides a dizzying array of possibilities for custom tailoring an environment for a particular workload.

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Main memory dominates data center server cost, and hence, data center operators are exploring alternative technologies such as CXL-attached memory to improve cost without jeopardizing performance. Introducing multiple tiers of memory introduces new challenges, such as selecting the appropriate memory configuration for a given workload mix. In particular, we observe that inefficient configurations increase cost by up to 2.6× for clients, and resource stranding increases cost by 2.2× for cloud operators.

DMTF Redfish® is now a very fully featured management ecosystem for server management, but what about storage? Isn’t that Swordfish? Well, actually …
While Swordfish provides the storage-centric functionality, it leverages all of its base functionality from Redfish. Storage users and implementers can take advantage of the latest features in Redfish directly, including:
• Fabric support for CXL, supporting Swordfish and Sunfish
• Enhanced audit logging
• Enhanced metrics instrumentation
• Enhanced modeling for thermal and cooling, SKU management

The SNIA/DMTF Swordfish storage management standard provides a rich data set for managing and maintaining awareness of storage infrastructure. In this talk I'll query data from a device conforming to the Swordfish standard API and use the data for common use cases in storage management, reporting, and asset management that we have in our bespoke systems management tools. I'll look at how the data is delivered and how the various data defined by the standard are used to build the relationships we require for those common use cases.

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In today’s rapidly changing datacenters, it is very difficult to visualize your current equipment utilization, much less be able to predict when and where to expect bottlenecks, issues and failures to occur. Particularly in a multi-vendor solution, DMTF Redfish® and SNIA Swordfish® can bridge the gap to provide the key instrumentation needed.

Want to dive into what’s new in storage management? This presentation provides a brief overview of DMTF Redfish® and SNIA Swordfish® and how they work together to provide a unified approach for the management of storage and servers in hyperscale and cloud environments.
With the broad functionality base in Redfish and Swordfish today, there are now many capabilities available that may not be obvious at first glance. This presentation will highlight a couple of example use cases, such as leveraging the Redfish audit logging for security purposes.