Networker

Re: [Networker] General sun HW performance question

2005-01-06 11:46:23
Subject: Re: [Networker] General sun HW performance question
From: Oscar Olsson <spam1 AT QBRANCH DOT SE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 17:45:32 +0100
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Yura Pismerov wrote:

YP> You have mentioned you run Sun Trunking. IIRC that software can only run
YP> on old Sun GEM gigabit cards (driver ge).
YP> Those cards produce a lot of interrupts so they are not very efficient
YP> in terms of CPU consumption.
YP> You'd better of with newer chipsets, but not sure if Sun Trunking now
YP> supports them.
YP> In any case I know there are other 3d party alternatives to Sun Trunking
YP> that work with many (if not all) NICs.

Well, I have two ce adapters, and according to the docs, sun trunking
supports them, and either way it works. Traffic flows through both
interfaces, and that is true for both incoming and outbound packets.

It would be great if you would send some URLs to these other products as
well, or at least mention their names, so I can google for them. :)

//Oscar

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