OPNSense Install on Netgate XG-7100 or Sell It?

[jpvonhemel]

Hello,

I am considering bailing out on PFSense/Netgate.  I need to know if it is reasonable to expect OPNSense to install and properly configure the switch interface or if I should consider selling the hardware.  Has anyone successfully installed on this hardware?

Thanks!

[itngo]

There is no driver for the Marvel 6000 Switch in opnsense.
So, forget it. You will only see the Intel-Interfaces and the additional 8 Ports are "dead"....

[lilsense]

I recommend trying VyOS on it...

what's wrong with PFsense?

[vpx23]

Both the XG-7100 1U and DT seem to have an Intel Atom C3558 CPU.

The controller is X553 from the X550 Series, driver ix. Seeems Netgate created a custom configuration for their device.

There is a Marvell 88E6190 10(11)-Port Switch connected to 2x2.5G internal X553 ports.

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/xg-7100-1u/switch-overview.html

So you would probably only see ix0-ix3 in OPNsense.

Hardware support for the XG-7100, including:
C3000 NIC support (factory installations only)
C3000 SoC support (factory installations only)
Marvell 88E6190 switch support (factory installations only)

https://github.com/pfsense/docs/blob/74ca3ce0d8844cb925399ccbe674504c6562fb1d/source/releases/2-4-3-new-features-and-changes.rst#L47

Integrated Switch Improvements: Netgate devices with integrated switches such as the SG-3100 and XG-7100 can now configure per-port speed and duplex settings, discrete port configuration interfaces can now be tied to switch ports for up/down status, and LAGG support is also now available (Load Balance mode only)

https://github.com/pfsense/docs/blob/74ca3ce0d8844cb925399ccbe674504c6562fb1d/source/releases/2-4-4-new-features-and-changes.rst#L51

The Marvell 88E6190 is supported according to the OPNsense github repository:

https://github.com/opnsense/src/blob/08aa869336f6a7c19d5bbcaa61269a3f21ca1993/sys/dev/etherswitch/e6000sw/e6000sw.c#L273

Maybe just try it.

A related thread:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=32991.0