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Re: Switch for SFP+


From: Josh Baird <joshbaird () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 17:57:32 -0400

LACP+tagged VLANs is not a problem for me on RouterOS.   I'm not wasting my
time on SwOS.

In general, Mikrotik's L2 switching implementation is very frustrating, but
I think it's gotten a bit better on the CRS3XX series of switches.

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 5:53 PM Randy Carpenter <rcarpen () network1 net>
wrote:


I could never get LACP + tagged VLANs to work on SwOS.

Then again, it doesn't work reliably on RouterOS either, so I gave up.
Spending more on hardware that is well supported is worth it versus my time
and sanity.

I think Ubiquiti pretty much has the "cheap hardware that works well, but
commercial support lacking" market cornered.

thanks,
-Randy

----- On May 18, 2020, at 5:43 PM, nanog <nanog () nanog org> wrote:

Yep, run SwichOS, prevents you from running things in software. šŸ˜Š





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*From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett
*Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2020 4:37 PM
*To:* Mauro Gasparini <mjgasparini () gmail com>
*Cc:* nanog () nanog org
*Subject:* Re: Switch for SFP+



That's a downfall of Mikrotik, they give you ultimate power. You can do
some pretty atypical things on there.



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*From: *"Mauro Gasparini" <mjgasparini () gmail com>
*To: *nanog () nanog org
*Sent: *Monday, May 18, 2020 1:45:59 PM
*Subject: *Re: Switch for SFP+

It's clear then that I must use "bridge vlan" to achieve the goal I am
looking for.
Now it's time for me to study, research and test on my side.
If I have any specific questions, I will draw on your experience.
Thanks a lot.

El 15/5/20 a las 22:11, Travis Garrison escribiĆ³:

On the CRS 3xx line, use vlan filtering instead. This guarantees hardware
offloading.



PS. Do not use this method on the 1xx or 2xx lines.



/interface bonding
add mode=802.3ad name=bond-inet slaves=ether9,ether10,ether8
transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3



/interface bridge

add name=bridge vlan-filtering=yes



/interface bridge port

add bridge=bridge interface=bond-inet

add bridge=bridge interface=sfp1



/interface bridge vlan

add bridge=bridge tagged=bond-inet,sfp1 vlan-ids=201



Thanks

Travis



*From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> <nanog-bounces () nanog org> *On
Behalf Of *Mauro Gasparini
*Sent:* Friday, May 15, 2020 10:55 AM
*To:* nanog () nanog org
*Subject:* Re: Switch for SFP+



This works well on my CRSs:

/interface bonding
add mode=802.3ad name=bond-inet slaves=ether9,ether10,ether8
transmit-hash-policy=layer-2-and-3

/interface bridge port
add bridge=br-cabase interface=bond-inet
add bridge=br-cabase interface=sfp1

But if I want to bridge vlans behind some bonding Instead of bridging phy
interfaces, cpu explodes:

/interface vlan
add name=vl201-mmen vlan-id=201 interface=sfp1
add name=vl201-mment vlan-id=201 interface=bond-inet

/interface bridge port
add bridge=br-mment interface=vl201-mmen
add bridge=br-mment interface=vl201-mment

El 15/5/20 a las 12:06, Mike Hammett escribiĆ³:

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CRS3xx_series_switches#Bonding



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*From: *"Mauro Gasparini" <mjgasparini () gmail com> <mjgasparini () gmail com>
*To: *nanog () nanog org
*Sent: *Friday, May 15, 2020 8:55:22 AM
*Subject: *Re: Switch for SFP+

Thanks. I am currently using CRS326-24G-2S+ (with routerOS) for this, but
when I want to do vlan trunking through the bonding, cpu load grows from 3%
to more than 90%.
I'm consulting Mikrotik's support in the meantime, because routerOS
probably doesn't take advantage of the switch hardware as swOS would.

El 15/5/20 a las 10:03, Alain Hebert escribiĆ³:

    Hi,

    Mikrotik is a decent product and I'm always amazed at their features
set, but...

    Using the UI to configuring the switch will punt too much traffic
toward the CPU.  However, it is possible to configure the switch fabric
with the cli and attain the desired results.

    It does not compare to a JNP QFX5100 or a Extreme Network x650,
x670...  etc.

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On 2020-05-14 15:11, Adam Thompson wrote:

Have you actually looked at Mikrotik switches?  I don't like the OS, but
the hardware does what you want it to.


https://mikrotik.com/products/group/switches?filter&s=c&r={%22sfp_plus_interface%22:{%22s%22:%223%22,%22e%22:%2224%22}}#!
<https://mikrotik.com/products/group/switches?filter&s=c&r=%7b%22sfp_plus_interface%22:%7b%22s%22:%223%22,%22e%22:%2224%22%7d%7d#!>

If necessary, buy your SFP modules from FS.com and get them coded as
Mikrotik modules at the factory - that's what we do for Cisco, Brocade,
Juniper, Extreme, etc.

Even the top-of-the-line Mikrotik only costs US$899.

-Adam



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*From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on
behalf of Mauro Gasparini <mjgasparini () gmail com> <mjgasparini () gmail com>
*Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2020 8:46:21 AM
*To:* Mehmet Akcin
*Cc:* nanog
*Subject:* Re: Switch for SFP+



Thank you. The problem is that to get a price lower than U$D 3000 I have
to resort to a used device.

El 14/5/20 a las 01:08, Mehmet Akcin escribiĆ³:

Used Juniper QFX5100-48T will do it. Probably overkill but you can grab
one cheap @ebay



On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 16:36 Mauro Gasparini <mjgasparini () gmail com>
wrote:

Good afternoon.

I'm looking for a switch with the following capabilities:
. transport for more than 20 gbps
. link aggregation LACP
. slots for SFP+
. seamlessly when trunking vlans through the link aggregation.

And essentially that doesn't exceed US$D 2000 and is compatible with
10GBASE-ER and/or 10GBASE-ZR modules that are not from the vendor itself
(e.g. SPFs: Huawei, Mikrotik, Sumitomo, OEMs).

If any of you have a good experience with a device that meets these
requirements (which are minimal with the exception of price and
compatibility) ?

Regards.
Mauro Gasparini

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