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ServerU Netmap L-400

ServerU Netmap L-400 is a perfect 1U network appliance for medium-sized companies and organizations. It's powered with 6 Intel Gigabit LAN with independent RX and TX multithread queues, MSI-X supported and ready for Netmap high performance packet processing.

With up to 16GB RAM (8GB by default), 4 embedded Intel processors core and 6 Intel Server Networking ports (up to 14x 1Gbit/s expansible) it's suitable for up to 2.6Gbit/s aggregated throughput.

Key Features

Hand picked 6 port Intel Gigabit NICs
Netmap ready (FreeBSD & pfSense)
Up to 14x 1Gbit/s expansion ports
Up to 4x 1Gbit/s SFP (fibre) expansion

Perfect for

BGP & OSPF Routing
Firewall & Security Appliances
IDS/IPS & Anti-DDoS
WAF (Web Application Firewall)

1,900.00 USD

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Description
Technical Specifications
RFC2544
Performance
Routing, Netmap & Expansion Options

Here is a summary description for this product:

Designed for special purposes and systems.
Business Size:	For SMB (small & medium) and medium-to-big business. Exceeds typical SOHO
Recommended use:	BGPv4 & OSPF Routing, Stateful Firewall, IDS/IPS, Web App Firewall, Anti-DDoS, NGFW
Recommended use:	Web Proxy & Content Filtering, E-mail security & server, SMTP Firewall & VPN
Designed for:	ProApps, FreeBSD, pfSense, OpenBSD, Linux, Vyatta (VyOS), Endian & ROS (no Windows)
Certifications:	FCC Class A, UL, RoHS, CE Emission, ANATEL

This is some spotlight technical information for Netmap-L400:

Processor:	Intel® C2518 "Rangeley" 4x1.74Ghz (Quad Core) Embedded with AES-NI support
Chipset:	Intel® “Rangeley" w/ VT-x virtualization support;
Memory Technology:	1x 8GB DDR3 on 240P DIMM socket (up to 16GB on 2x240P DDR3 DIMM)
Network Interfaces:	6x Intel Gigabit server ports w/ 2x i210AT chipset and 4x 88E1543 chipset - igb(4) driver
Network Features:	WDT, RTC, MSI-X, CPU Affinity w/ 4 and 8 Queues
Physical I/O:	4-key Pad & 2-line LCM Display (fully scriptable yeah!)
BIOS	AMI BIOS, 16Mbit SPI Flash ROM

Designed with security in mind.
Defense in Depth:	Perfect for bastion Host, Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 perimeter control
Diversity of Defense:	FreeBSD, Linux or OpenBSD; ProApps, pfSense or ROS;

Network Performance

* RFC2544 tested results summary (sender-DUT1-receiver)
Aggregated Thorughput (without Netmap)	2.6Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 415Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 2.72Gbit/s bridged rate on DUT1 518Kpps/s bridged rate on DUT1;
Aggregated Thorughput (with Netmap)	7Gbit/s send/recv rate on DUT1; 5.1Mpps send/recv rate on DUT1; 8Gbit/s vale(4) bridged rate on DUT1 5.62Mpps vale(4) bridged rate on DUT1;
Best Interface Pairs	Port1 (igb1) & Port0 (igb0); Port4 (igb4) & Port5 (igb5)
Worse Interface Pairs	Porta2 (igb2) only if second SATA disk in use;

Storage Performance

* tested with iobench, dd and stress
SATA 600 Channels: (Intel SSD tested)	440150261 bytes per second write; 641 tps write; 611319808 bytes per second read; 890 tps read;
CF Card	81788928 bytes per second write; 42 tps write; 84341268 butes per second read; 56 tps read;

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Technical Specifications
- Embedded Appliance System, specially designed for advanced routing, firewalling, anti-DDoS, next generation firewall and IDS/IPS protection with expansions capability to act as a general purpose gateway and controlling border including high disk I/O performance.
- Processor: 1.74Ghz 4 core processor (Quad Core) on logical board 4MB cache; AES-NI support for crypto offloading; Intel VTx (virtualization) support.
- Console: full I/O supported from 10 pins RJ-45 RS232 console;
- Memory: 2 slots 240P DDR3 DIMM, up to 16GB RAM (powered by 1x8GB 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;
- Chassis Rear: chassis cooling fans; power input; power supply; power/reset buttom;
- 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;
- USB: 4 ports; 2 available on chassis front; 2 internal-only (expansion);
- Storage temperature: from -20 to 90 celsius;
- Humidity: 5~90% non-condensing;
- Dimensions (mm): 431 x 44 x 305;
- Weight: 4.1Kg, 8Kg (packed for shipping);
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 (BSD & Linux) capable, ready and tested;
- Perfect Choice for Bastion Host;
Datasheets & References

A general short overview of ServerU Netmap L-400, including expansion options

This datasheet for ServerU Netmap L-400 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)

* sender-DUT1-receiver (1:1 topology w/ 2 ports)
Frame size	FPS	Thoughput bit/s	Ports
	Best: 185.5K/s	Best: 758Mbit/s
1508	97.6K	758M	Port3-Port4
1024	121.2K	647M	Port3-Port4
768	134.2K	542M	Port3-Port4
512	152.2K	416M	Port3-Port4
256	180.6K	258M	Port3-Port4
128	185.5K	145M	Port3-Port4
64	181.5K	82M	Port3-Port4

RFC2544 Testing Session 2 (4 ports)

* sender-DUT1-receiver (2:2 topology w/ 4 ports)
Frame Size	FPS	Thoughput bit/s	Ports
	Best Agg: 271K/s	Best Agg: 1.48Gbit/s
1508	95K,96K	744M,745M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
1024	98K,97K	505M,452M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
768	95K,108K	379M,339M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
512	101K,98K	260M,254M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
256	112K,110K	230M,226M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
128	132K,131K	120M,118M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5
64	144K,127K	74M,65M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5

RFC2544 Testing Session 3 (6 ports)

* sender-DUT1-receiver (3:3 topology w/ 6 ports)
Frame Size	FPS	Thoughput bit/s	Ports
	Best Agg: 415K/s	Best Agg: 2.6Gbit/s
1508	64K,64K,64K	866M,866M,866M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
1024	93K,94K,92K	598M,598M,596M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
768	98K,98K,98K	570M,572M,571M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
512	99K,99K,99K	504M,501M,501M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
256	112K,110K,112K	230M,226M,230M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
128	132K,131K,132K	128M,126M,128M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6
64	144K,127K,144K	100M,100M,100M	Port3-Port4,Port1-Port5,Port2-Port6

Bridged results tend to be 20% better, while Netmap VALE bridged interfaces tend to be 13 times better. Netmap L-400 device was tested in its default configuration, with 6 networking ports at 1000BaseT Intel 1Gb media type. Test results are kernel-path, expected much higher (9-13 times better) performance in Netmap mode.

Storage Performance

* tested with iobench, dd and stress
SATA 600 Channels: (Intel SSD tested)	440150261 bytes per second write; 641 tps write; 611319808 bytes per second read; 890 tps read;
CF Card	81788928 bytes per second write; 42 tps write; 84341268 butes per second read; 56 tps read;

Memory Performance

* stream_bench, iomem and stress
Memory Copy	4389MB/s; Avg time: 0.0364; Min time: 0.0364; Max time: 0.0364
Memory Scale	4521MB/s; Avg time: 0.0354; Min time: 0.0353; Max time: 0.0354
Memory Add	4718MB/s; Avg time: 0.0508; Min time: 0.0508; Max time: 0.0508
Memory Triad	4973MB/s; Avg time: 0.0482; Min time: 0.0482; Max time: 0.0482

Network Performance

* RFC2544 tested results summary (sender-DUT1-receiver)
Aggregated Thorughput (without Netmap)	2.6Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 415Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 2.72Gbit/s bridged rate on DUT1 518Kpps/s bridged rate on DUT1;
Aggregated Thorughput (with Netmap)	7Gbit/s send/recv rate on DUT1; 5.1Mpps send/recv rate on DUT1; 8Gbit/s vale(4) bridged rate on DUT1 5.62Mpps vale(4) bridged rate on DUT1;
Best Interface Pairs	Port1 (igb1) & Port0 (igb0); Port4 (igb4) & Port5 (igb5)
Worse Interface Pairs	Porta2 (igb2) only if second SATA disk in use;

Stateful Firewalling

Tested systems had no tuning (standard reference); 4 allow rules +4 deny rules; latest systems
ProApps, FreeBSD (IPFW firewall)	1.3Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 382Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 1.2M sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 2.1M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM
pfSense (PF firewall)	1.2Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 382Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 1.2M sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 2.1M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM
Linux (RHE & Fedora) (Netfilter firewall)	1Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 380Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 1.1M sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 1.8M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM
Mikrotik (ROS 7)	1Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 349Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 687599 sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 1.4M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM
OpenBSD	708Mbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 156Kpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 826460 sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 1.6M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM
Brocade vRouter 5600 (DPDK mode)	5.6Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 1.6Mpps forwarding rate on DUT1; 1.1M sessions / states with 8GB RAM; 1.8M de sessions / states with 16GB RAM

IDS (Intrusion Detection System) inspection

tested systems had no tuning (default reference); latest systems
ProApps, FreeBSD (Suricata IDP)	1.19Gbit/s processing rate on DUT1; 893Kpps/s capture rate on DUT1;
pfSense (Snort IDP)	1.08Gbit/s processing rate on DUT1; 629Kpps capture rate on DUT1;
Linux (RHE & Fedora) (Suricata IDP)	1.12Gbit/s processing rate on DUT1; 780Kpps capture rate on DUT1;
Mikrotik (untested reliably)	-
OpenBSD (Snort IDP)	900Mbit/s processing rate on DUT1; 581Kpps capture rate on DUT1;

Routing Performance

tested systems had no tuning (default reference); latest systems
ProApps, FreeBSD, pfSense	2.6Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 415Kpps forwarding rate on DUT1
Linux (RHE & Fedora)	2.6Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 408Kpps forwarding rate on DUT1
Mikrotik	2.1Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 349Kpps forwarding rate on DUT1
OpenBSD	604Mbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 188Kpps forwarding rate on DUT1
Brocade vRouter 5600 (DPDK)	8Gbit/s forwarding rate on DUT1; 2.3Mpps/s forwarding rate on DUT1;

Netmap Performance

special interest Netmap performance on ProApps & FreeBSD
Suricata IDS mode (ProApps & FreeBSD)	5.4Mpps/s aggregated;
Firewall (IPFW) (ipfw-user + VALE)	1.48Mpps/s on a single interface; 3x1.48Mpps per port pair (4.4Mpps agg);

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 (rev1).

EXPANSION OPTIONS

ServerU Netmap L-400 supports up to 4x 1GbE 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-400, 1Gbit/s Copper

Here is the listing for 1Gbit/s wire (copper) expansion ports with RJ45 connectors for ServerU Netmap L-400.

Model	Ports	Chipset	Technology
G801-1	8x 1Gbit/s	8x Intel i210 AT	Copper, RJ45, Bypass 3G
G801-2	8x 1Gbit/s	8x Intel i210 AT	Copper, RJ45
G428-1	4x 1Gbit/s	1x Intel i350 AM4	Copper, RJ45, Bypass 3G
G428-2	4x 1Gbit/s	1x Intel i350 AM4	Copper, RJ45