Fwd: Updated Ookla Speedtest Server Requirements

[Lorell Hathcock <lorell () hathcock org>]

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> From: Lorell Hathcock <lorell () hathcock org>
> Date: November 9, 2015 at 7:18:31 PM CST
> To: Jose Gerardo Perales Soto <gerardo.perales () axtel com mx>
> Subject: Re: Updated Ookla Speedtest Server Requirements
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> Jose:
>
> This is what I was looking for. I assume you have a PCI-E SFP+ cage line card in that bad boy?
>
> Lorell
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> > On Nov 9, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Jose Gerardo Perales Soto <gerardo.perales () axtel com mx> wrote:
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> > Currently using IBM/LENOVO x3550  / 12 GB RAM / 2 x Xeon E5620
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> > 10GbE uplink currently handling ~2gbps peak traffic.
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> > - Gerardo
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Lorell Hathcock
> > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 3:27 PM
> > To: 'NANOG list' <nanog () nanog org>
> > Subject: Updated Ookla Speedtest Server Requirements
> >
> > Esteemed Legions of NANOG:
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> >
> > Does anyone have better and more modern recommendations for the hardware of an Ookla speedtest server?
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> > Here is the link to their recommendations.
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> > http://www.ookla.com/support/a26461638/
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> > I want a server that is capable of handlilng a speedtest up to 10Gbps.  I plan to do this with an SFP+ port when my 
> > network comes along.  (As soon as MikroTik comes out with a decent 10G CCR router that is compatible with more
> > SFPs.)
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> > In the mean time I will just test 1 Gbps speeds off a copper GE port, but want the SFP+ capability so I don't have 
> > to repurchase hardware in the next year.
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> > Thanks!
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> > Sincerely,
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