TNSR in datacenter
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Hello everyone!
We are looking for a core router for our data centre infrastructure. We've checked the prices for a branded router like Cisco or Juniper (the most recommended) but the prices are over the moon. At the minute we are using the Mikrotik CCR1009 and CCR1036 series but seem to have some problems with version 7 in terms of BGP. Again there are pros and cons to Mikrotik in data centers, and for that reason, we are thinking to see if the TNSR will fit our needs.
Is anyone using TNSR in a DC environment?
What is your experience with BGP and Firewall? (we need a bit of protection too, or maybe you recommend something else as a firewall)
At the minute we don't have much traffic because we just started our colocation journey but we are looking first to have a stable infrastructure and then starting to advertise our services. In the future, we are looking to provide colocation too and for that reason, we want to be sure TNSR or other platforms will cover us.
We just installed the latest version of TNSR on an HP DL20 Gen 9 for testing purposes and to see how easy/hard is to configure it. We are open to any advice in terms of which bare metal will be good for TNSR and which SFP+ NIC you recommend.
Thanks,
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@airbytes Hi Alex,
Thanks for your interest in TNSR software. We have many customers who are using TNSR in datacenter environments while taking advantage of TNSR's dynamic routing and firewall capabilities. TNSR is well-equipped to handle the heavy traffic loads required in environments like these. I'd be happy to speak with you in more detail about your use-case and assist with your testing. Please send me a message at sales@netgate.com and we can schedule a time to meet and go over the requirements for your project.
In terms of recommended hardware, the best choice is going to depend on the details of your use-case. You can see a list of supported components here. Again, the best choices on sizing will depend on the specifics of the environment.
Thanks,
Max
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Another cool use case for TNSR is to use them as Spine switches running BGP as underlay and vxlan for overlay in your data center. I built a lab in GNS3 using Arista for leaf switches and it worked well. This solution will work fine in small data centers running 100G uplinks with about 3 pairs of leaf switches since the number of ports will be limited on TNSR.
