perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

["Buraglio, Nicholas D" <>]

We're in the middle of doing this both on our campus and on our statewide 
optical network, so I'm by no means an expert, and only experienced in that I 
have a handful of test boxes out there.  I'm more in the same type of 
situation as you, "new deployment" status.  
I've started with a handful of 1G boxes to add to the few cobbled together 
test boxes we already have and plan to add a handful of 10G boxes 
specifically for throughput testing.  I used the ESnet KB as well as the page 
Jason posted for a starting point for my 1G hardware build:  
http://fasterdata.es.net/ps_hardware.html
I've priced out a handful of slightly customized (more RAM, better processor) 
Dell PowerEdge R210, which are pretty inexpensive, have a small footprint and 
exceed the minimum requirements for a 1G perfSonar box.  Generally speaking, 
I've always stuck with Intel or Myricom 10G cards for my other applications 
(Intel has the best support for what I've used them for in the past, which is 
mostly pf_ring packet capture stuff).  
I'd be more than happy to share my hardware config if you're interested. 

nb


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Nick Buraglio   
Network Engineer
University of Illinois CITES / ICCN
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Phone: 217.689.4254


On Dec 7, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Thomas Tam wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am planning to deploy couple of perfonser servers in our network. At 
> first, we are looking into deploying a 1GE connection to the network, but 
> will migrate to a 10GE connection in a few months. I would love to hear 
> recommendations of what server platforms and 10GE interface cards to be 
> used from experienced perfsonar users. 
> 
> Your information is greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Best regards,
> -Thomas
> CANARIE NOC