Hardware support
This release includes some hardware updates and additional support.
Supported NICs
The Vyatta NOS works with a range network interface cards (NICs) that are supported by the Vyatta NOS dataplane for bare-metal installations, PCI-passthrough, or SR-IOV configurations.
| NIC vendor and model | Description | Controller type |
|---|---|---|
| Intel 82598, 82598AF, 82598AT, 82598AT2, 8259EB, 82599EB, 82599EN, 82599ES (X520-2) | Dual 10 GbE with SFP+ | 82599EB |
| Intel 82599ES | 10 GbE with SFI/SFP+ | |
| Intel X540T1, X540T2, X540AT2 | Dual 10 GbE copper | X540 |
| Intel X520 | Dual 10 GbE fiber | |
| Intel 82504, 82545, 82546, 82571, 82572, 82573, 82574, 82583 | 1 GbE | E1000-style single-queue device |
| Intel 82575, 82576, 82580, I350, I210, I211, I354, DH89XXC | 1 GbE | Multiqueue device |
| Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 | Converged Network Adapter XL710 10/40 GbE | I40E |
Note: The Vyatta NOS supports the Wind River Accelerated Virtual Port (AVP) poll-mode virtual NIC driver.
Supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers
A VNF platform image that runs on a SuperMicro E300-8D system supports a range of SFP and SFP+ transceivers.
- Brocade/E1MG-SX-OM-1000BASE-SX
- Brocade/E1MG-LX-OM-1000BASE-LX
- Brocade/E1MG-LHA-OM-1000BASE-EX
- Brocade/10G-SFPP-SR-10GBASE-SR
- Brocade/10G-SFPP-LR-10GBASE-LR
- Brocade/10G-SFPP-ER-10GBASE-ER