On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:58:18 +0300 Reco <recovery...@enotuniq.net> wrote:
> Hi. > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:51:52AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > > I'm curious, although I don't know much about, and have little > > > > experience with, enterprise hardware. Am I correct in my understanding > > > > that it is actually possible to run (more-or-less) Debian on a switch > > > > by using OpenSwitch (OPX) on an Open Networking switch. > > > > > > It's possible. Does not mean that typical enterprise is doing it. > > > OpenSwitch and SDNs in general are big data center toys. > > > > OPX is SDN? My understanding was that it was simply an open source > > replacement for the proprietary switch OSs that are more commonly run > > on switch hardware. > > Call it as you like. Managed switch emulator, replacement for switch > firmware or whatever. It's a software-only (or mostly if we count DPPK) > solution that can turn commodity hardware in a low-tier switch. Add > several of those and you have an SDN. ? Open Switch (OPX) doesn't turn commodity hardware in[to] a low-tier switch - it runs on high-tier switches, instead of the proprietary switch Osss that are more commonly used. It's not an emulator. Perhaps you're thinking of Open vSwitch (OVS)? Celejar
