Hardware platforms
Different platforms handle the network-specific processes used by software routers differently. Therefore, Anapaya tests the compatibility and performance of various platforms and configurations with the Anapaya's software installed. Anapaya publishes both the qualified configurations, i.e., they are supported, successfully tested, or expected to work and the non-qualified ones. The main determinants in supporting a platform are the network interface card (NIC) and the corresponding available drivers.
Platform classes
| Supported | Tested | Expected-to-work | Not supported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anapaya software has been tested | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, failed |
| Integration in Anapaya’s quality assurance pipeline | Yes | No | No | No |
| Performance test are conducted. | Yes | No | No | No |
| Documented installation procedure | Yes | No | No | No |
| Anapaya support level | Standard | Best effort. Incurs hourly surcharge. | Best effort. Incurs hourly surcharge. | No |
Quality assurance pipeline and software support level
The qualification of a platform configuration by Anapaya and its integration with the quality assurance pipeline includes
- hosting the configuration in Anapaya’s lab,
- testing it upon new software releases, and
- adapting the software to optimize the performance.
Therefore, Anapaya can offer the highest level of software support for these platform configurations. When a customer decides to use another type of platform configuration, Anapaya cannot integrate it in its quality assurance pipeline. Therefore, even if the software runs properly, it cannot be guaranteed over time and the responsibility for the qualification of the new releases lies with the customer.
However, certain customers have special requirements (e.g., hardened hardware, high performance appliances, specific uCPE etc.) which are not covered by Anapaya’s certification roadmap and need to get the highest possible level of software support. Through its hardware certification program, Anapaya can qualify the specific configuration, potentially tune the performance, and includes it in the quality assurance pipeline. The configuration then becomes officially supported. Inquiries about the hardware certification program can be sent to cse@anapaya.net.
Supported platforms
The following hardware platforms have been tested and are integrated in Anapaya’s standard quality assurance pipeline and all the new releases are proactively tested on it.
Standard appliance hardware platforms
These appliance platforms can generally meet all the needs and they are currently distributed by Anapaya in Switzerland.
| Type | Family | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| S-Type Lanner | L-1515B-4C-8E-64M-EU L-1515B-4C-8E-128M-EU | EDGE up to 1Gbit/s |
| L-Type SuperMicro | SYS 110D-8C-FRAN8TP-OTO-32 | CORE, EDGE or GATE up to 25Gbit/s Dual power-supply 2x16GB memory Up to 6x SFP28 |
| XL-Type SuperMicro | SYS 11OD-16C-FRAN8TP-OTO-47 | CORE, EDGE or GATE up to 100Gbit/s Dual power-supply 2x16GB memory Up to 2x SFP28 & 2x QSFP28 |
Commodity server hardware platforms
These appliance platforms can generally meet all the needs, but are not distributed by Anapaya.
| Type | Family | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| SuperMicro SYS-1019D | SYS-1019D-14CN-RAN13TP+ | CORE, EDGE or GATE up to 10Gbit/s Dual power-supply 2x16GB memory |
| HPE DL380 G11 | HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 | CORE, EDGE or GATE up to 25Gbit/s Dual power-supply 4x32GB memory |
Virtual networking function (VNF) hardware platforms
| Type | Family | Hypervisor version | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme VSP4900 | Virtual Services Platform | VSP Operating System Software Build 8.10.1.0 | |
| Extreme VSP8400 | Virtual Services Platform | VSP Operating System Software Build 8.10.1.0 | |
| Silicom uCPE | Ekinops IA3003 | OneOS-OVP-X86_pi2-6.8.2m1_3.5.3.19 | EDGE up to 1Gbit/s |
| Extreme Networks Universal Compute Platform (UCP) | 1130c | UCP-05.05.01.0029-1 | EDGE up to 1Gbit/s |
| Extreme Networks Universal Compute Platform (UCP) | 4120C | UCP-05.04.01.0018-1 | EDGE up to 40Gbit/s |
Virtualized platforms
| Type | Family | NIC requirements | CPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox | KVM | virtio or SR-IOV | performance depends on vCPUs pve-qemu-kvm: 8.1.5-5 |
| Microsoft | Azure IaaS | accelerated-networking | performance depends on vCPUs |
| Amazon | AWS IaaS | enhanced networking | performance depends on vCPUs |
| Anexia | kvm-based service | performance depends on NIC | performance depends on vCPUs |
Sizing recommendation for virtualized environments
Refer to the General parameters and Specific parameters for sizing recommendations of the VMs.
Tested platforms
The following platforms constitute the class of tested platforms.
- All the selected components must be supported by the Ubuntu 22.04 Linux distribution.
- Potential support for configurations in this category is not guaranteed, can only be provided best effort, and is charged at Anapaya’s standard hourly rate.
- Anapaya optionally offers a hardware qualification service, especially valuable for configuration that may be massively deployed (e.g., a uCPE or whitebox), or for high performance installations.
Server hardware platforms
| Type | Family | NIC | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanner | L-1515B-4C-8E-64M-C1-EU | I350, X553 1GbE | EDGE up to 1Gbit/s with LTE |
| HPE Proliant | DL380 Gen10 | E810-XXV | EDGE/CORE up to 20-100Gbit/s High throughput with specific NICs only |
| Dell | Dell PowerEdge R750 | n/a | CORE up to 10Gbit/s |
| Cisco | UCS C240 | n/a | CORE up to 10Gbit/s |
Virtualized platforms
| Type | Family | NIC Requirements | CPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | ESXi | paravirtualized NIC or SR-IOV | vCPU must be dedicated |
VNF hardware platforms
| Type | Family | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper | NFX 250 | EDGE up to 1Gbit/s |
Expected-to-work platforms
For reasons that may be entirely understandable, some customers or partners may choose to select configurations that are neither qualified by Anapaya nor tested by their peers. This section provides guidance to select configuration that may work.
- All the selected components must be supported by the Ubuntu 22.04 Linux distribution.
- Potential support for configurations in this category is not guaranteed, can only be provided best effort, and is charged at Anapaya’s standard hourly rate.
- Anapaya optionally offers a hardware qualification service, especially valuable for configuration that may be massively deployed (e.g., a uCPE or whitebox), or for high performance installations.
General parameters
| Configuration | Requirement |
|---|---|
| SR-IOV | yes |
| Storage – appliance | 64GB (RAID1 recommended for higher MTBF) |
| Storage – local logs | 200GB (RAID1 recommended for higher MTBF) |
| NIC for management | any |
| Dedicate interface for management | required |
Specific parameters
| Estimated Maximum SCION throughput | Up to 1Gbit/s | Up to 10Gbit/s | Up to 25Gbit/s | Up to 100Gbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU type and number of cores: | Intel Atom, Celeron: 4 cores AMD, Intel Xeon: 2 cores | Intel Xeon: 4 cores | Intel Xeon: 8 cores | Intel Xeon: 16 cores |
| Memory[1] | 4GB | 2x8GB | 2x16GB | 2x16GB |
| NIC for SCION traffic | NIC supporting dpdk ixgbe such as 82598, 82599, X520, X540, X550, or i40e such as X710, X770 | NIC supporting dpdk ixgbe such as 82598, 82599, X520, X540, X550, or i40e such as X710, X770 | Intel E810/E823 | Intel E810/E823 |
| Anapaya CORE | Not recommended | yes | yes | Qualification of the server is highly recommended |
| Anapaya GATE | Not recommended | yes | yes | Qualification of the server is highly recommended |
| Anapaya EDGE | yes | yes | yes | Qualification of the server is highly recommended |
With hyperthreaded CPUs, 2x8GB (resp. 2x16GB) gains higher performance than 1x16GB (resp. 1x32GB).
The Anapaya software is expected to work with the following Bare-metal-as-a-service platforms:
- Equinix Metal
- latitude.sh
Unsupported platforms
The following components or configurations are classified as incompatible.
Network interface cards (for production interfaces)
- Mellanox ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro
- Mellanox Connectx-4
- Mellanox Connectx-5
- Mellanox Connectx-6 or newer
- Non-Intel 1G cards (ie. Broadcom, Marvell, etc)
This is irrelevant for dedicated management ports,
Virtualized environments with OS image mandated by the supplier
The Anapaya software comes into an appliance format, including the OS. Therefore, the software appliance cannot run on top of a supplier-provided OS. The Anapaya base image must be installed directly through the hypervisor.
Hardware devices distributed by Anapaya
S-type: device supporting the EDGE software up to 1Gbit/s of throughput
The S-type 1U desktop appliances aim to support Anapaya EDGE up to 1Gbit/s of SCION traffic. Equipped with a low consumption CPU, they come with 2x 1GbE hybrid (RJ45/SFP) WAN interfaces and with 4x 1GbE (RJ45) LAN interfaces, and an external power supply. The appliance is provided with a 1-year advanced RMA warranty that can be extended to 3 years while ordering, and with an optional rack mount kit.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Anapaya SKU: | hw-appliance_S |
| Model: | Lanner NCA-1515 |
| SCION throughput: | Up to 1Gbit/s (IMIX) |
| Network interfaces: | Front panel interfaces: - flexible 1GbE WAN interfaces (RJ45 or SFP) - 4x 1GbE LAN interfaces (RJ45) |
| CPU: | Intel® Atom C3000 (Denverton) 4 cores |
| RAM: | 8GB |
| Storage: | 64GB |
| Power supply: | External power adaptor, 60W – 100-240V |
| Power plugs: | Swiss & EU |
| Chassis: | Desktop appliance |
| Dimensions: | Width: 231mm, depth: 200mm, height: 44mm |
| Warranty: | 1-year extended RMA (= early replacement) |
| Anapaya software: | Anapaya base image pre-installed |
| Available options: | Rackmount kit: hw-rackmount_s-type-01 Warranty extension to 36 months: hw-warranty_RMA_S_3y Single-mode or multi-mode SFPs |
L-type appliance: for medium-sized POP or DC installations up to 25Gbit/s
The L-type 1U rackable appliances aim to support Anapaya CORE, GATE or EDGE up to 25Gbit/s of SCION traffic. Equipped with a high performance Intel Xeon CPU, they come with 6x 25G SFP28 network interfaces, and with 2x 10G and 4x 1G RJ45 network interfaces, and a dual power supply to meeting datacenter standards. The appliance is provided with a 3-year advanced RMA warranty.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Anapaya SKU: | hw-appliance_L |
| Model: | SuperMicro sys-110d-8c-fran8tp with additional NIC |
| SCION throughput | Up to 25Gbit/s (IMIX) |
| Network interfaces: | Front panel interfaces: 6x 25G (SFP28). Supports 25G and 25/10G SFPs 2x 10G-BaseT (RJ45) 4x 1GbE (RJ45) – reserved for management |
| CPU: | Intel XEON 8 cores (D-2733NT – may change over time) |
| RAM: | 2x 16GB |
| Storage: | 2x 200GB |
| Power supply: | Integrated redundant power supply, 800W – 100-240V |
| Power plugs: | EU |
| Chassis: | 1U rackmount |
| Dimensions: | Width: 437mm, depth: 399mm, height: 43mm, gross weight: 13.15 kg |
| Warranty: | 3-year extended RMA (= early replacement) |
| Anapaya software: | Anapaya base image pre-installed |
| Available options: | Single-mode or multimode SFPs (SFP28) |
XL-type: for high performance POPs (up to 100Gbit/s)
The XL-type 1U rackable appliances aim to support Anapaya CORE, GATE or EDGE up to 100Gbit/s of SCION traffic. Equipped with a high performance Intel Xeon CPU, they come with 2x 100G QSFP28 and 2x 25G SFP28 network interfaces, and with 2x 10G and 4x 1G RJ45 network interfaces, and a dual power supply meeting the datacenter standards. The appliance is provided with a 3-year advanced RMA warranty.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Anapaya SKU: | hw-appliance_XL |
| Model: | SuperMicro sys-110d-16c-fran8tp with additional NIC |
| SCION throughput | Up to 100Gbit/s (IMIX) - /!\ tests in progress, results are not final. |
| Network interfaces: | Front panel interfaces: 2x 100G (QSFP28). 2x 25G (SFP28). Supports 25G and 25/10G SFPs 2x 10G-BaseT (RJ45) 4x 1GbE (RJ45) – reserved for management |
| CPU: | Intel XEON 16 cores (D-2775TE – may change over time) |
| RAM: | 2x 16GB |
| Storage: | 2x 200GB |
| Power supply: | Integrated redundant power supply, 800W – 100-240V |
| Power plugs: | EU |
| Chassis: | 1U rackmount |
| Dimensions: | Width: 437mm, depth: 399mm, height: 43mm, gross weight: 13.15 kg |
| Warranty: | 3-year extended RMA (= early replacement) |
| Anapaya software: | Anapaya base image pre-installed |
| Available options: | Single-mode or multimode SFPs (SFP, SFP+, QSFP28) |
Revision history
| Version | Date | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 30.03.2023 | OML | Adding SuperMicro SYS-1019d + update of some requirements. |
| 1.3 | 08.08.2023 | OML | Update of the Extreme Networks software version |
| 1.4 | 21.09.2023 | OML | Reorganization of the structure + adding SYS-110D + sizing recommendation |
| 1.5 | 24.11.2023 | OML | Adding more details on the type of SFPs for L- and XL-type appliances |
| 1.6 | 17.01.2024 | OML | Correction of typos |
| 1.7 | 30.04.2024 | OML | Juniper appliance moved to “tested” + note on virtualized environments. |
| 1.8 | 30.08.2024 | Hendrik | Migrate the document to public documentation |
| 1.9 | 11.11.2024 | Hendrik | Adding Extreme 1130C and 4120C Universal Compute Platform (UCP) |