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@dreamhost.com> wrote:
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Yoann THOMAS <ythomas@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