Feedback about Cumulus has been positive : https://www.mail-archive.com/cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net/msg66192.html
if i am not mistaken, they have added lots of networking enhancements to the OS, they have videos on youtube that will paint the picture. On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Colton Conor <colton.co...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter, > > Thanks for the information. Do you have a recommendation of which > distribution of Linux to use for this? Is there one that is more network > centric than another? > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Peter Phaal <peter.ph...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Colton Conor <colton.co...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> My understanding if Free Range Routing is a package of software that > runs > >> in linux, but not a full and true NOS right? > >> > > > > Why not consider Linux a NOS? Installing Free Range Routing adds control > > plane protocols: BGP, OSPF, ISIS, etc. > > > > > >> I looked into Cumulus Linux, but it seems to only run on the supported > >> hardware which is while box switches. Can you run Cumulus Linux on a X86 > >> server with intel NICs? Can you run Cumulus on a raspberry pi? > >> > > > > Cumulus Linux is basically Ubuntu with Free Range Routing pre-installed > > along with a daemon that offloads forwarding from the Linux kernel to an > > ASIC. CumulusVX is a free Cumulus Linux virtual machine that is useful > for > > staging / testing configurations since it has the same behavior as the > > hardware switch. > > > > On X86 servers with Intel NICs, just run Linux. Cumulus Host Pack can be > > installed to add Free Range Routing and other Cumulus tools on the > server. > > Alternatively, you can choose any Linux control plane, automation, or > > monitoring tools and install them on the hosts and Cumulus Linux switches > > to unify management and control, e.g. Bird, collectd, telegraf, Puppet, > > Chef, Ansible, etc. > > > > Linux distros (including Ubuntu) are available for non-X86 hardware like > > Raspberry Pi etc. > > > > > >> > >> Ideally I think I am looking to a Linux operating system that can run on > >> multiple CPU architectures, has device support for Broadcom and other > >> Merchant silicon switching and wifi adapters. > > > > > > If you consider Linux as the NOS then it already meets these > requirements. > > >
