An easy start with Cumulus can be their VirtualBox image which can be found here https://cumulusnetworks.com/cumulus-vx/ This allows an easy start for a small evaluation PoC.
On 3 November 2015 at 01:35, Ian Clark <ian.cl...@dreamhost.com> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Yoann THOMAS <ytho...@castle-it.fr> > wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > Under a Cloud project I ask myself to use equipment based on the Pica8 or > > Cumulus Networks. > > > > All in order to mount a Spine & Leaf architecture > > > > - Spine 40Gbps > > - Leaf in 10Gbps > > > > Someone of you there a feedback on this equipment. > > > > We've had a lot of success running Cumulus gear in cloudy production > environments. They're easy to manage with infrastructure automation tools > and perform as well as any other switch with the same hardware. There are > a few features missing from the current general availability code (VRF is > the main one for us), but the guys and gals at Cumulus are pretty > responsive to requests for new features and I know that VRF is on its way. > The main advantage IMO is the huge price break for 10g and 40g ports when > compared with the other major players. > > -- > Ian Clark > Lead Network Engineer > DreamHost >
