Networking/Workshop-2014-07

OCP Networking Project workshop - UNH, July 21, 2014

• Overall workshop page

Agenda/Presentations

• 11:30-11:45 How to Get Involved & Spec Submission Process - Amber Grane (OCP)
• 11:45-12:00 Update on spec contributions to incubation committee
  • [http:// Broadcom update (coming)] - Prem Jonnalagadda
  • Accton update - Jeff Catlin
  • Mellanox update - Amit Katz
  • Facebook Wedge/FBOSS update - Omar Baldonado
• 12:00-12:15 ONIE Device Status - Carlos Cardenas(UTSA)/Curt Brune (Cumulus)
• 12:15-12:30 Performance Testing Proposal Overview and proposal doc - Amit Katz (Mellanox)
• (12:30-1:30 lunch)
• 1:30-2:30 HAL discussion - Azure Cloud Switch - CJ Williams (Microsoft); Switching Abstractions - Sanjay (Dell)
• (2:30-3:00 break)
• 3:00-3:30 [http:// Optical Testing (coming)] - Craig Thompson (Finisar)
• 3:30-4:00 OOB mgmt/IPMI switch reqts - Jeff Catlin (Accton)/Aurelie Fonteny (Cumulus)
• 4:00-4:30 Dell 132x40 Switch Contribution Overview - Subi Krisnhamurthy (Dell)
• 4:30-5:00 Alpha Networks 32x40 Switch Contribution Overview and PDF specification - Robert Chu (Alpha)
• 5:00-6:00 UNH lab tour

Minutes

2014-07-21 OCP Networking Minutes

Amber (OCP-F): How to Get Involved With OCP and Contribute Specs

• Getting Involved
• Spec Submission Process
• OCP Networking project wiki page
• Any questions? Contact Amber via email or IRC on Freenode (#ocp-networking) or contact Omar or Carlos
• Note on the availability of accompanying files (gerbers, bom, schematics, ...)
  • Usually when contributing, just the spec file first to the community
  • All the accompanying files are made available privately to project leads and incubation committee
  • Once entire package is accepted by the incubation committee, then the entire package (spec + files) will be made public

Update on Spec Contributions

• Prem Jonnagaladda (Broadcom), Terry Whalen (Interface Masters):
  • Incubation committee asked for:
    • new functional test plan
    • new verification test plan
    • software to be open-sourced (mgmt firmware) (license TBD)
  • New systems will be coming soon as separate specs

• Amit (Mellanox): overview of previous contribution

• • update license

• Jeff (Accton): overview of previous contribution

• • rack adapter: all files uploaded (restrictive license)

• • AS5712-54x: all files uploaded (permissive license)

• • awaiting on IC for review of updated files

Carlos (UTSA), Curt and Matt (Cumulus Networks), Amit and Aviod (Mellanox): Testing Update

• • Reviewed ONIE certification status

• • • Make USB boot optional

• • Reviewed current vendor contributions to ONIE

• • Introduced HW testing discussion

CJ (Microsoft) and Sanja (Dell): HAL Discussion

• CJ: Azure Cloud Switch

• • Make switch lifecyle == server lifecycle

• • Software space from provider's perspective

1. Discussion on common SDK for all hardware

Craig Thompson (Finisar): Optics

• • Optic Certification

• • • ensure functionality with no statement on quality

• • Pluggable optical module compliance spec

• • Improved toolset for accessing, monitoring, and controlling optical modules

• • possible others as well: high density optics, new optical layer

Jeff (Accton) and Aurelie (Cumulus Networks): OOB/IPMI switch requirements

• • minimum hardware requirements (need luggage tag)

• • priorities

• • • ONIE, automation

• • • cost

• • • storage - logging + 2 x images

• • software requirements

• • • ONIE

• • • Basic L2, L3, Management, LLDP

• • • scripting and advanced configuration management

Subi (Dell): switch contribution

• Z9500: 3U, 132x40GB

Robert (Alpha Networks): switch contribution

• 32x40GB, 1280Gps