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 |
| Mellanox MT27800 (ConnectX-5) MLX4 & MLX5 | 100GE |
Note: Vyatta NOS supports the Wind River Accelerated Virtual Port (AVP) poll-mode virtual NIC driver.
Note: Vyatta NOS no longer supports the Broadcom 57810 Converged Network Adapter (CNA).
Supported SFP and SFP transceivers
Vyatta NOS supports a range of SFP and SFP transceivers.
- 1GE-Copper: FCLF8522P2BTL
- 1GE (SFP): FTLF8519P3BNL
- 1GE LX (SFP): FTLF1318P3BTL
- 1GE (SFP): FTLF1518P1BTL
- 10GE SR (SFP): FTLX8574D3BCL
- 10GE LR (SFP): FTLX1475D3BCL
- 1GE-Copper: FCLF8522P2BTL
- 1GE LX (SFP): FTLF1318P3BTL
- 1GE EX (SFP): FTLF1421P1BTL-RN
- 1GE ZX (SFP): FTLF1518P1BTL
- 10GE LR (SFP): FTLX1475D3BTL
- 10GE ER (SFP): FTLX1672D3BTL
- 25GE LR (SFP28): FTLF8536W4BTL
- 100GE LR4 (QSFP28): FTLC1154RDPL4