SSG software runs on general purpose computers. However, due to deep code optimization and integration with the hardware, the hardware configuration has to meet some specific requirements:
| CPU | One CPU supporting SSE 4.2 staring from Intel Nehalem and AMD EPYC Zen2 with 4 or more processor cores, 2.5 Ghz clockspeed and above. !SSG only works with one processor! |
| RAM | Not less than 8Gb, it is necessary to install memory modules in all processor channels on the motherboard |
| SSD Disks | To host the OS and SSG software, it is necessary to use 2 disks with a capacity of 256GB or more, combined in RAID 1 (mirror). It is necessary to use a hardware RAID controller. NVMe SSD disks (in M.2, U.2 form factor or PCI Express expansion cards) are a priority. If the platform does not support this type of media, we recommend using SATA/SAS SSD (DWPD>=1) instead of HDDs |
| Number of network ports | At least 3 ports are required: one for the remote management using SSH (any kind of chipset), the two other to process network traffic (network cards with DPDK support) |
| Supported network cards | It is recommended to use only tested cards on Intel chipsets 1) with 2, 4, or 6 ports 2). The most popular models: 1GbE interfaces: - e1000 (82540, 82545, 82546) - e1000e (82571, 82572, 82573, 82574, 82583, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10, PCH, PCH2, I217, I218, I219) - igb (82573, 82576, 82580, I210, I211, I350, I354, DH89xx) - igc (I225) 10GbE interfaces: - ixgbe (82598, 82599, X520, X540, X550) - i40e (X710, XL710, X722, XXV710) - mlx5 25GbE interfaces: - i40e (XXV710) - mlx5 Many server platforms have bandwidth limitations for 40G/100G ports, we recommend purchasing equipment from our partners for these installations 40GbE interfaces: (the x8 PCIe 3.0 card has a maximum bandwidth of 64Gbps. Thus, a 2x40GbE port card can handle no more than 32Gbps in + 32Gbps out in inline mode. In on-stick mode, a 2x40GbE port card can handle no more than 64Gbps in+out across both ports. To avoid these limitations, it is recommended to use only one port on a two-port 40GbE card - i40e (X710, XL710, X722, XXV710) 100GbE interfaces, a motherboard with PCIe 4.0 x16 support is required: A 2x100GbE port card can handle no more than 50Gbps in + 50Gbps out per port in inline mode. In on-stick mode, a 2x100GbE port card can handle no more than 128Gbps in+out across both ports. To avoid these limitations, it is recommended to use only one port on a two-port 100GbE card - mlx5 (Mellanox ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6) - ice (Intel E810) - make sure the latest firmware is installed on the Intel card: earlier firmware versions did not support GRE tunnels For BRAS PPPoE, only 100G Intel E810 cards should be used (Mellanox cards do not support RSS for PPPoE traffic) |
| Bypass support | Bypass is supported for Silicom cards 100GbE, 40GbE, 10GbE and 1GbE |
Server performance is determined based on peak traffic volume value on the channel. When choosing a CPU, RAM, it is necessary to take into account that the calculation is presented for asymmetric traffic. This means that when installing "in-line" for peak incoming traffic of 12 Gbps (Max IN traffic), you need to purchase a SSG-20 license and a platform with parameters: 1 CPU 16 cores and more, RAM 64GB and more.
| Total traffic (in+out) Gbps | Max incoming traffic Gbps | Stingray SG Version | Number of cores per CPU with a frequency of 2.5 GHz | RAM, GB necessary to install memory modules in all processor channels on the motherboard | Minimal number of physical ports | Number of Public IPs in a NAT pool | Packet per second in Million base CPU frequency from 2,5GHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1,5 | SSG-2 | 4 | 12 | 4x1G, 2x10G | 100 | 1M pps |
| 4 | 3 | SSG-4 | 4 | 16 | 6x1G, 2x10G | 500 | 1,5M pps |
| 6 | 5 | SSG-6 | 6 | 32 | 2x10G | 1000 | 3-4M pps |
| 10 | 8 | SSG-10 | 12 | 48 | 2x10G | 2000 | 6M pps |
| 20 | 15 | SSG-20 | 16 | 64 | 4x10G | 3000 | 9M pps |
| 40 | 30 | SSG-40 | 18 Intel 6242R | 96 | 6x10G, 4x25G, 4x40G, 2x100G | 4000 | 12M pps |
| 60 | 45 | SSG-60 | 28 Intel 6258R, Intel 5320, 32 AMD 7502P | 128 | 10x10G, 4x25G, 4x40G, 2x100G | 5000 | 15M pps |
| 80 | 60 | SSG-80 | 64 AMD 7702P | 160 | 12x10G, 6x25G, 6x40G, 4x100G | 6000 | 18M pps |
| 100 | 75 | SSG-100 | 64 AMD 7702P | 192 | 20x10G, 8x25G, 8x40G, 4x100G | 7000 | 20M pps |
| 120 | 90 | SSG-120 | 64 AMD 9534 | 256 | 20x10G, 8x25G, 8x40G, 4x100G | 10000 | 22M pps |
| 160 | 120 | SSG-160 | 96 AMD 9654 | 384 | 24x10G, 16x25G, 10x40G, 6x100G | 12000 | 30M pps |
| 240 | 180 | SSG-240 | 128 AMD 9654 | 512 | 16x25G, 10x40G, 8x100G | 15000 | 45M pps |
SSG software can be installed on a Virtual Machine (VM).
VM has the following requirements:
Check VM preparation for test:
OS CentOS: cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 8.5.2111 (Core)
OS VEOS: cat /etc/*releas* or cat /etc/system-release
VEOS release 8.7 (Sakhalin)
RAM: cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 16254744 kB
Checking whether all cores belong to one CPU: grep "physical id" /proc/cpuinfo |sort -u
physical id : 0
Number of cores: grep "cores" /proc/cpuinfo |sort -u
cpu cores : 4
There must be at least three interfaces (two for traffic and one for administration): lspci | grep Ethernet
0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller (rev 01) 13:00.0 Ethernet controller: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller (rev 01) 1b:00.0 Ethernet controller: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller (rev 01)
Depending on the amount of routing information, an additional 4-8 GB of memory will be required.