[f-nsp] Extreme Networks bought MLX/VDX/SLX - what about future ?

[Jörg Kost]

On 10 Apr 2017, at 12:18, Wilbur Smith wrote:
>
> On a side note, the Virtual SLX-OS code should be posted to MyBrocade 
> soon; this is a modified version of SLX-OS we’ll be distributing for 
> free to help prototype & test network design with the SLX. The code 
> can be launched from any Linux KVM hypervisor, with on VM acting as 
> the management module and additional VMs acting as the line cards. 
> Version 1.0 will be control-plane only, so you can use it to get a 
> feel for the CLI or test scripting against the supported APIs. Version 
> 2 should launch later this year and will also include data-plane, so 
> can prototype actual routing & switching scenarios virtually.
>

This++!

I have already studied the API-guide and used some mocking against the 
VDX because of its similarity. For https://github.com/ipcjk/ixgen I am 
creating SLX-configurations based on the CLI-syntax, despite I am not 
owning SLX devices right now.

Being able to execute these things against API and / or run the binary 
directly from the management router is a fortune and will introduce 
competitive advantage.

Jörg