[TECH] Pica8 & Cumulus Networks

Mon Nov 9 13:47:26 UTC 2015

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.clark at dreamhost.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Yoann THOMAS <ythomas at 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
>