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Yeah, the whole "(hyper)converged" network gear experience has been... let's say less than overwhelming. I'm happy that this person managed to get an experience
by PreInternet01 2y ago
Yeah, the whole "(hyper)converged" network gear experience has been... let's say less than overwhelming. I'm happy that this person managed to get an experience they're happy with, but keep in mind that:
-The SN2010 retailed for about 10K (Euro/Dollars)
-It has never been truly available, as in: you could go somewhere, order it, and expect it to turn up in 2-3 days
-Even though small, these units tend to be loud, with at least 2 tiny fans making a lot of high-pitched noise
But the most salient point is that, even with "Linux on a router/switch", there's no guarantee that you'll get decent performance, as that entirely depends on how well the kernel understands the (proprietary) onboard chipset, which usually means that you're squarely in "well, here's this blob that works on certain kernel versions, and good luck with that!" territory.
- mattpallissard 2y agoHyperconverged infra is basically bundled networking, storage, and hypervisor. Think nutanix, vxrail, Cisco ucs.
- benjojo12 2y ago> But the most salient point is that, even with "Linux on a router/switch", there's no guarantee that you'll get decent performance As long as the ASIC is programmed the performance is the same between kernel versions. If the ASIC does not get programmed then it's like the entire device does not work at all (so you likely need to roll back the update you made). > which usually means that you're squarely in "well, here's this blob that works on certain kernel versions, and good luck with that!" territory. As mentioned in the post, the switch in question has blobless drivers, unlike the broadcom stuff you likely have experience with based on what you are saying
- wmf 2y agoYou're FUDding yourself pretty hard. All of these points have been addressed in various comments in this thread.