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Storage Performance

Memory Performance

Network Performance

Netmap L-800 General Overview - Videos

General overview of ServerU Netmap L800, including expansion options. Watch now.

Only 40W, it's the estimate energy consumption for ServerU Netmap L800. Watch here!

High End performance comparable to Xeon Servers

ServerU Netmap L-800 is powered by a top of series "Rangeley" processor. With 8 cores CPU, built into a perfectly integrated low energy consumption and low heat dissipation appliance, the system offers performance rates similar to a Xeon server with the same processing clock while using half the energy and half heating rates.

When compared to Xeon L5520, this CPU class powreing Netmap L-800 shows superior performance on almost all benchmarks published by specialized magazines and websites.

Here you can see the testing results published by ServeTheHome:

• Embedded Appliance System, specially designed for advanced routing, firewalling and IDS/IPS protection with expansions capability to act as a general purpose gateway and controlling border including high disk performance I/O. Perfect for BGP and OSPF routing, Firewall, IDS/IPS, Anti-DDoS, Next Generation Firewall and WAF (Web Application Firewall). Made for big and medium-big business and mission-critical enterprise needs.
• Processor: 2.4Ghz 8 core processor (Octa Core) on logical board 4MB cache; AES-NI support for crypto offloading;
• Console: full I/O supported from 10 pins RJ-45 RS232 console;
• Memory: 2 slots 240P DDR3 DIMM, up to 16GB RAM (powered by 1x4GB default);
• Chassis: 1U Rack Mount, with rack mount kit;
• Chassis Front: 4-keys Keypad & 2 independent lines LCM display (both are fully programmable/scriptable); 6x RJ45 LAN ports; 2xUSB 2.0 ports; 1x RJ45 S232 console port; power, disk and info led indicators; front expansion bay for ethernet optical (fibre) and electric (copper) expansions (see expansion ref sheet);
• Chassis Rear: 2 chassis cooling fans; power input; power supply; power/reset buttom; PCIe Half-Length Low-Profile expansion slot;
• LCM display: is BSD (and Linux) friendly: echo your text straight to device driver;
• Power Source: 110v/220Vac default; 48Vdc optional; 72Vdc optional; 36Vdc optional;
• Included Storage: 1x32GB SSD (Solid State Drive) on SATA3 controller;
• Virtualization: VT-x supported;

Network Interfaces Specs

• Device driver igb(4): Intel i210AT chipset on ports 0 and 1; Intel 88E1543 on ports 2-5;
• 6x Intel Gigabit ports, RJ45, 10/100/1000Mbit/s auto-select;
• MSI-X Interrupts; Adaptative Interrupt (no device polling required);
• TSO, LRO and Jumbo Frames supported;
• 10baseT/UTP, 100baseTX, 1000baseSX, 1000baseTX, full-duplex, half-duplex operation mode;
• IEEE 802.1q (vlan tagging); IEEE 802.1Q-in-Q;
• WOL (Wake on Lan); Link Aggregation (trunking, lagging);
• PXE boot (port 4);
• 5 vectors MSI-X interrupts (minimum) on ports 0 and 1;
• 9 vectors MSI-X interrupts (minimum) on ports 2, 3, 4 and 5;
• Per port RX/TX independent queues (multi-threaded, CPU Affinity ready);
• Netmap (BSD) capable, ready, tested and recommended;
• PF_RING (Linux) capable, ready and tested;
• Intel DPDK capable, ready and tested;
• Bypass: 3rd generation Intel WDT supported trigger on 3 bypass segments (6 NICs, 3 pairs), for Fail Open mission-critical usage;
• Perfect Choice for Bastion Host (in-kernel triggered WDT bypass for fail-open or power-down bypass);

DATASHEETS & REFERENCES

A general short overview of ServerU Netmap L-800, including expansion options

 

This datasheet for ServerU Netmap L-800 is a complete quick reference.

10 Hints on selecting a networking server vendor and equipment for BSD & Linux.

For more detailed information, check our executive datasheet and other documents.

RFC2544 Benchmarking

RFC2544 tests were performed without Netmap support and on a bidirectional IPv4 packets forwarding topology, without SMT support. This is the most fair and reliable scenario we want to guarantee to our customers. Tests are run by Ixia. Contact-us if you want to have the full testing report.

RFC2544 Testing Session 1 (2 ports)

RFC2544 Testing Session 2 (4 ports)

RFC2544 Testing Session 3 (6 ports)

RFC2544 Testing Session 4 (SFP+ Dual Port)

Bridged results tend to be 20% better, while Netmap VALE bridged interfaces tend to be 13 times better. Netmap L-800 device was tested in its default configuration, with 6 networking ports at 1000BaseT Intel 1GB media type and CPU and memory were not exhausted, keeping 50% average system idle. The full testing therefore include an expansion card with 2x10Gbit/s SFP+ ports. Test results are kernel-path, expected much higher (9-13 times better) performance in Netmap mode.

Network Performance

Stateful Firewalling

IDS (Intrusion Detection System) inspection

Routing Performance

Netmap Performance

Important: routing, firewalling & IDS, with or without netmap as stated, were tested on vanilla systems, with no tuning, only for general reference; results had a general ~20% discrepancy upon tests; results shown here are a baseline; numbers may differ on different systems version; systems were tested on the latest available versions on: Jan '16 (rev2).

Expansion Options

ServerU Netmap L-800 supports up to 4x 10GbE SFP+ and up to 8x 1GbE Copper expansion ports, expanding the entire system to up to 14 gigabit ports. See expansion options below.

Expansions for Netmap L-800, 1Gbit/s Copper

Expansions for Netmap L-800, 10Gbit/s Copper

Expansions for Netmap L-800, 1Gbit/s Fibre (SFP)

Expansions for Netmap L-800, 10Gbit/s Fibre (SFP+)