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    x11sdv-8c-tp8f (xeon-d 2146NT) compatibility?

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    • Q Offline
      q54e3w
      last edited by

      just following up for others... all interfaces powered up with no fuss with 2.4.4.

      igb0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 2.5.3-k> port 0x9060-0x907f mem 0xe0c60000-0xe0c7ffff,0xe0c8c000-0xe0c8ffff at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci8
      igb0: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      igb0: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:87:e0
      igb0: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0
      igb0: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1
      igb0: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2
      igb0: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3
      igb0: Bound queue 4 to cpu 4
      igb0: Bound queue 5 to cpu 5
      igb0: Bound queue 6 to cpu 6
      igb0: Bound queue 7 to cpu 7
      igb0: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      igb1: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 2.5.3-k> port 0x9040-0x905f mem 0xe0c40000-0xe0c5ffff,0xe0c88000-0xe0c8bfff at device 0.1 numa-domain 0 on pci8
      igb1: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      igb1: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:87:e1
      igb1: Bound queue 0 to cpu 8
      igb1: Bound queue 1 to cpu 9
      igb1: Bound queue 2 to cpu 10
      igb1: Bound queue 3 to cpu 11
      igb1: Bound queue 4 to cpu 12
      igb1: Bound queue 5 to cpu 13
      igb1: Bound queue 6 to cpu 14
      igb1: Bound queue 7 to cpu 15
      igb1: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      igb2: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 2.5.3-k> port 0x9020-0x903f mem 0xe0c20000-0xe0c3ffff,0xe0c84000-0xe0c87fff at device 0.2 numa-domain 0 on pci8
      igb2: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      igb2: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:87:e2
      igb2: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0
      igb2: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1
      igb2: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2
      igb2: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3
      igb2: Bound queue 4 to cpu 4
      igb2: Bound queue 5 to cpu 5
      igb2: Bound queue 6 to cpu 6
      igb2: Bound queue 7 to cpu 7
      igb2: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      igb3: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 2.5.3-k> port 0x9000-0x901f mem 0xe0c00000-0xe0c1ffff,0xe0c80000-0xe0c83fff at device 0.3 numa-domain 0 on pci8
      igb3: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      igb3: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:87:e3
      igb3: Bound queue 0 to cpu 8
      igb3: Bound queue 1 to cpu 9
      igb3: Bound queue 2 to cpu 10
      igb3: Bound queue 3 to cpu 11
      igb3: Bound queue 4 to cpu 12
      igb3: Bound queue 5 to cpu 13
      igb3: Bound queue 6 to cpu 14
      igb3: Bound queue 7 to cpu 15
      igb3: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      
      ixl0: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 700 Series PF Driver, Version - 1.9.9-k> mem 0xfa000000-0xfaffffff,0xfb018000-0xfb01ffff at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci14
      ixl0: using 1024 tx descriptors and 1024 rx descriptors
      ixl0: fw 3.1.57069 api 1.5 nvm 3.33 etid 80001006 oem 1.262.0
      ixl0: PF-ID[0]: VFs 32, MSIX 129, VF MSIX 5, QPs 384, MDIO shared
      ixl0: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      ixl0: Allocating 8 queues for PF LAN VSI; 8 queues active
      ixl0: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:89:70
      ixl0: SR-IOV ready
      queues is 0xfffffe00017f4000
      ixl0: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      ixl1: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 700 Series PF Driver, Version - 1.9.9-k> mem 0xf9000000-0xf9ffffff,0xfb010000-0xfb017fff at device 0.1 numa-domain 0 on pci14
      ixl1: using 1024 tx descriptors and 1024 rx descriptors
      ixl1: fw 3.1.57069 api 1.5 nvm 3.33 etid 80001006 oem 1.262.0
      ixl1: PF-ID[1]: VFs 32, MSIX 129, VF MSIX 5, QPs 384, MDIO shared
      ixl1: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      ixl1: Allocating 8 queues for PF LAN VSI; 8 queues active
      ixl1: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:89:71
      ixl1: SR-IOV ready
      queues is 0xfffffe000192c000
      ixl1: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      ixl2: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 700 Series PF Driver, Version - 1.9.9-k> mem 0xf8000000-0xf8ffffff,0xfb008000-0xfb00ffff at device 0.2 numa-domain 0 on pci14
      ixl2: using 1024 tx descriptors and 1024 rx descriptors
      ixl2: fw 3.1.57069 api 1.5 nvm 3.33 etid 80001006 oem 1.262.0
      ixl2: PF-ID[2]: VFs 32, MSIX 129, VF MSIX 5, QPs 384, I2C
      ixl2: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      ixl2: Allocating 8 queues for PF LAN VSI; 8 queues active
      ixl2: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:89:72
      ixl2: SR-IOV ready
      queues is 0xfffffe0001a82000
      ixl2: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      ixl3: <Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 700 Series PF Driver, Version - 1.9.9-k> mem 0xf7000000-0xf7ffffff,0xfb000000-0xfb007fff at device 0.3 numa-domain 0 on pci14
      ixl3: using 1024 tx descriptors and 1024 rx descriptors
      ixl3: fw 3.1.57069 api 1.5 nvm 3.33 etid 80001006 oem 1.262.0
      ixl3: PF-ID[3]: VFs 32, MSIX 129, VF MSIX 5, QPs 384, I2C
      ixl3: Using MSIX interrupts with 9 vectors
      ixl3: Allocating 8 queues for PF LAN VSI; 8 queues active
      ixl3: Ethernet address: ac:1f:6b:73:89:73
      ixl3: SR-IOV ready
      queues is 0xfffffe0001bc6000
      ixl3: netmap queues/slots: TX 8/1024, RX 8/1024
      
      CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) D-2146NT CPU @ 2.30GHz (2294.68-MHz K8-class CPU)
        Origin="GenuineIntel"  Id=0x50654  Family=0x6  Model=0x55  Stepping=4
        Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
        Features2=0x7ffefbff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,SDBG,FMA,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,DCA,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,TSCDLT,AESNI,XSAVE,OSXSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND>
        AMD Features=0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM>
        AMD Features2=0x121<LAHF,ABM,Prefetch>
        Structured Extended Features=0xd39ffffb<FSGSBASE,TSCADJ,BMI1,HLE,AVX2,FDPEXC,SMEP,BMI2,ERMS,INVPCID,RTM,PQM,NFPUSG,MPX,PQE,AVX512F,AVX512DQ,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,CLWB,PROCTRACE,AVX512CD,AVX512BW,AVX512VL>
        Structured Extended Features2=0x8<PKU>
        Structured Extended Features3=0x9c000000<IBPB,STIBP,SSBD>
        XSAVE Features=0xf<XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XINUSE,XSAVES>
        VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID,VID,PostIntr
        TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
      
      
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      • planedropP Offline
        planedrop
        last edited by

        I know this is quite the old thread, but instead of starting a new one, figured I'd ask a few things here first.

        @q54e3w did you end up getting everything working on the 2146NT? I have a need for a proper 10 gigabit real world performance WAN/NAT firewall and am considering this CPU platform for it since it's newer than the 1541's hardware and has QAT built in. Did you manage to get QAT working as well?

        Also debating if I just keep using my Netgate 6100 for now and wait for the possibility of something higher end than the 8200 to come out (that is newer than the 1541).

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        • Q Offline
          q54e3w @planedrop
          last edited by q54e3w

          @planedrop Appears to work fine.

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            planedrop @q54e3w
            last edited by

            @q54e3w OK this is fantastic news, thanks a ton! Likely going with the same platform for my next firewall. Unless Netgate releases something more up-to-date than the 1541 before I pull the trigger on this lol

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            • Dobby_D Offline
              Dobby_ @q54e3w
              last edited by

              @q54e3w

              Thanks from me too, for showing up the informations!

              It would also my next platform for pfSense (pfSense+) it offers all for internal installing,
              it comes with 3 M.2/miniPCIe slots for modem SSD and WiFi for internal installing.

              • Intel TurboBoost
              • Intel Hyper-Threading
              • Intel Quick Assist
              • AES-NI

              But one thing is irritating me a little bit, in your image is shown that there will be only 8 Cores and max. 2.3GHz
              at the Intel site it is shown something like 8 cores and 16 threads and max. 3.0 GHz. So my question is the following,
              have enabled Intel Hyper-threading and TurboBoost in the BIOS?

              #~. @Dobby

              Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
              PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
              PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                planedrop @Dobby_
                last edited by

                @Dobby_ they may have SMT disabled, pfSense does support it though.

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                • stephenw10S Offline
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Yes, if it was enabled it would show on the dashboard there.

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                  • Q Offline
                    q54e3w
                    last edited by

                    yes, Hyperthreading is disabled on this box hence the 8/8 rather than 8/16 you should expect.
                    Its also running a XL710L dual port card for multi-gig 2.5/5gbs support. It was originally supporting a 2.5g connection from a cable modem enabling 1.2gbps service.
                    The systems been 100% reliable running 4-5 load balanced OpenVPN connections and several wireguard tunnels too.
                    I do think its massively overpowered though.

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                      planedrop @q54e3w
                      last edited by

                      @q54e3w Thanks for all the info here, glad to hear it's working well and has been stable. I'm only considering it since I have an 8 gigabit WAN connection now.

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                        latez @planedrop
                        last edited by

                        @planedrop Replying extremely late to an extremely old thread but hoping some of you are still around. I am hoping to deploy this similarly overpowered little machine as a primary firewall shortly. You guys mentioned you had no issues enabling QAT support out of the box? That has really been my only concern.

                        Cheers

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                          planedrop @latez
                          last edited by

                          @latez I haven't done this build yet so I can't really say, but it should work as far as I'm able to tell.

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                            InstanceExtension @latez
                            last edited by

                            @latez Keep in mind that (as of this moment in time) pfSense CE does not support QAT only pfSense+ does.

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                              planedrop @InstanceExtension
                              last edited by

                              @InstanceExtension Yeah but you can get a pf+ license for any hardware you want, so it's still a viable thing to try and build a custom firewall that supports QAT.

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                              • stephenw10S Offline
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                QAT is in base and hence in CE now.

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                                  planedrop @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10 OH yeah, forgot about that lol. Thanks for the reminder.

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