One of my CDN caching providers sent a Mellanox SN2700 with their servers. Seems to be running well. They manage them, I just give them rack, power, and a couple 10 gig links into my core -Aaron -----Original Message----- From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+aaron1=gvtc.com@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Tom Hill Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 9:37 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Mellanox / Cumulus On 02/11/2020 17:52, Bryan Holloway wrote:
Anybody using these in production in an SP environment? And if so, any opinions, good or bad?
I haven't used them in an SP environment precisely because the Mellanox hardware - while miles better than equivalent Broadcom designs - does not cater to anyone with more than the most basic of QoS requirements. Realistically, the ASIC designs are brilliant for data centre/storage/HPC use, but they do not have (last I was briefed) any hardware that would replace even an access switch, let alone a capable border router. I would *love* for that to change, so please correct me if I'm outdated. On the software side, Cumulus Linux is very capable, and a joy to work with. However, the business case to support even the Broadcom DNX range (e.g. Arista 7280R) just wasn't there /before/ their acquisition. Again, if that's changed it would be a fine software suite to investigate. Regards, -- Tom