Spectrum-X course / Module 1
Spectrum-X Ethernet AI fabrics with Cumulus Linux
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Foundations
The Spectrum-X platform: silicon, switches and the validated stack
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.
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- A case closes when the lesson’s retrieval check reaches 80%.
Lessons and checkpoint
- 1.1What Spectrum-X is, and what it is notThe benchmark that measured nothingUnderstand25 min
- 1.2Choosing the switch: SN2201 through SN6800-LDThe switch that cannot be installedUnderstand30 min
- 1.3Links that come up: breakout, FEC and auto-negotiationTwenty-four up, eight refusingApply30 min
- 1.4The RA row: version pinning across switch, NIC and hostThe bridge call about one bug fixEvaluate25 min
- 1.5Dell PowerSwitch SN-series: who supports whatWe will just run SONiC on itAnalyze25 min
- Module 1 checkpoint14 questions · pass mark 80% · 12 min