For what it's worth, RouterOS 4.13 installed on the SuperMicro 5015A-H without a hitch (CF in a flash reader w/ netinstall). It actually booted on 2.9.50 (old flash), but lacked network interfaces. The performance difference between the P3 800 and the Atom 330 was minimal (as it relates to BGP lookups). Querying the routing tables was still in the 2-3 minute time range. Routing filter updates took about 30 seconds.
Vyatta also installed just fine. However, even moderately complicated AS path regexs took only 2-3 seconds to complete, sometimes less. I couldn't find a query on the BGP table that took more than a couple of seconds. So it looks like the answer to my original question is...no, it's not normal and it's not the hardware, it's just RouterOS that doesn't perform very well in this area. On top of that, the ability to troubleshoot BGP routing issues on RouterOS appears to be significantly limited compared to Cisco and Cisco-like (e.g. Quagga) implementations. As far as the hardware goes, it appears to be performing quite well. Here are the parts if anyone is interested... 1x SuperMicro 5015A-H ($247) 2x DDR2 667 1G RAM ($20) 1x Super Talent 2.5 inch 16GB SATA SSD ($45) <flamesuit> I realize this isn't a Cisco GSR12000. We have and are using Cisco, Riverstone, etc. because they were best suited for a particular task. Each environment/problem warrants different possible solutions and variations based on personal preference, business needs, etc. </flamesuit> Thanks again for all the information. This is obviously an complex problem with many possible solutions. -Kristian On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 17:37 -0700, Kristian Hoffmann wrote: > On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 18:52 -0500, Scott Lambert wrote: > > > I still need to try a Vyatta system. > > I loathe the idea of managing a *nix distro on a router (which is why we > use RouterOS now). Apparently I've had too much Tik-aid, because I had > completely forgotten about Vyatta and similar options. > > I have a SuperMicro 5015A-H (Atom 330 dual-core) coming in tomorrow. > I'm going to try RouterOS and Vyatta and see how BGP responds on each > with a single feed. If anyone else has an x86-based distro they'd like > to see performance on, let me know. > > And thanks for all the responses. The information has been very > helpful. Unfortunately, the conclusion I came to is "I have no idea > what I'm going to do." Cisco = $$$ and MikroTik = coin flip. Hopefully > Vyatta lands somewhere in the middle. > > Thanks, > > -Kristian > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
