From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46C8CA04FF for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:19:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4AD9410E3; Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:19:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-vk1-f170.google.com (mail-vk1-f170.google.com [209.85.221.170]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDF1640DDB for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:19:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-vk1-f170.google.com with SMTP id y27so4409080vkl.8 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:19:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=B1dlILKUAKqmAUqrySw8tuF5qRwb16sB0potsxzoS5M=; b=ARVMhuElep8AhsC8bVFQWhJARgRmnzQCsaOR7me5bR5mB3M5OJ1lCMuiUTZWE0LwwT maT2MY5b6aD24wPBxTw/0dPMH1Lg324BXug6y5/Yf3ct6bXnBZg5KFZ9MaXEC97LRV+G o9dfQFjDDRqZ/F5+k29W00scftdnFTgalEZ1jqmtt+hXQu2/+Ws5LeCwQQjJ6g84mvUA 4ehsUEMGooB9rq0xw3AQ9kE3wAf2C2obTvi686xAqkZ7+NGVi9NDfNhsSlhfRCE4kvb9 9YrEVRV+tf/krhBLRtx+z4Ir12DwiL4BnP/IxGuzqnrR6/sG9YPuMhTeOmoL0SPxa6JB RC3A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=B1dlILKUAKqmAUqrySw8tuF5qRwb16sB0potsxzoS5M=; b=n186ADUF4pz6Fcpl3eaqKitNgy6Yqk5rgjMk91OsfghOJwMJ6z8mxHjToI8hAkjgOV FNm+RY7qb5950W/qkBRCW2vF1Vz6scMKhj4Wt9DhPxGcOze76JRmMOTcdEyQvgOKoFdu 2gDg6MH7juDvdBwVgtkNkZl9RlLJ0h4eUm+NN4c4lNbImk+JYm6FrpPY1A2Ci3J1fWiy gWWn+uMwxY0GlM2pkCEFPqaUmq+2SCov3u739jgIYHJ8FECZB6qk5ykEJxn5bucOFv3t ulv2E5OJ+6rJeQtPE2aYEWzUDReYHJhC6z++vsGhWD4lMInf1l33txFk75/VNa2tynV+ sDhA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5317NppDLSwTLoPmKnJ9KAdyqngcZEPJfzanMPSinvzxuwN2M4Zg Vr8vy7IYNc2gl/d1Iw4yfV5KCi7zrrD20NhjlzrGtdSOKEs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwHBpJMEJiyNy5IDeTRHzR00jenhbmQk3x6fOv/PmDTh+cWUnBxpxBKVLFFpuvPoylHD/+iFLlgiPJ8bhnEW7k= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6122:c56:b0:34e:5891:906d with SMTP id i22-20020a0561220c5600b0034e5891906dmr512881vkr.7.1651274355677; Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:19:15 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: fwefew 4t4tg <7532yahoo@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:19:04 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Hosted DPDK development using Mellanox NICs To: users@dpdk.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000659c4705ddd3456b" X-BeenThere: users@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK usage discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: users-bounces@dpdk.org --000000000000659c4705ddd3456b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" This is a follow-up to earlier questions I posted to this group on alternatives to AWS for DPDK development. >From https://news.ycombinator.com/ I was turned on to Equinix from which bare metal boxes are offered. I found they have better hardware for this purpose at less than half the cost. The boxes come with Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx NICs superior to AWS ENA NICs in capability and performance. You can reserve two perfectly good machines for a buck an hour. You're billed by the hour and return them to Equinix at will. I prepared this instruction set: https://github.com/rodgarrison/reinvent/blob/ubuntu/doc/equinix_mellanox_setup.md to give a fairly complete, precise instruction set on how to configure two Equinix machines running DPDK. It deals with all prerequisite setup including the Mellanox driver. In fact, I have not found a single write-up anywhere that pulls together everything in one place. --000000000000659c4705ddd3456b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is a follow-up to earlier questions I posted to this = group on alternatives to AWS for DPDK development.=C2=A0

From=C2=A0https://news.ycombinat= or.com/ I was turned on to Equinix from which bare metal boxes are offe= red. I found they have better hardware for this purpose at less than half t= he cost. The boxes come with Mellanox=C2=A0ConnectX-4 Lx NICs superior to A= WS ENA NICs in capability and performance. You can reserve two perfectly go= od machines for a buck an hour. You're billed by the hour and return th= em to Equinix at will.

I prepared this instruction set:<= /div>

https://github.com/rodgarrison/reinvent/bl= ob/ubuntu/doc/equinix_mellanox_setup.md

to give a fairly=C2=A0co= mplete, precise instruction set on how to configure two Equinix machines ru= nning DPDK. It deals with all prerequisite=C2=A0setup including the Mellano= x driver. In fact, I have not found a single write-up anywhere that pulls t= ogether everything in one place.
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