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Spectrum-X course / Module 1

Spectrum-X Ethernet AI fabrics with Cumulus Linux

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Foundations

Explain what Spectrum-X actually is (a switch + SuperNIC system, not one box), pick the right Spectrum switch for a Dell AI pod against real airflow/power/cooling constraints, get a link up at the right speed and FEC, and read the RA version row that governs the whole fabric.

  1. 1.1 What Spectrum-X is, and what it is notThe benchmark that measured nothing
  2. 1.2 Choosing the switch: SN2201 through SN6800-LDThe switch that cannot be installed
  3. 1.3 Links that come up: breakout, FEC and auto-negotiationTwenty-four up, eight refusing
  4. 1.4 The RA row: version pinning across switch, NIC and hostThe bridge call about one bug fix
  5. 1.5 Dell PowerSwitch SN-series: who supports whatWe will just run SONiC on it
  6. Checkpoint