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Open Network Linux

The OCP Open Network Linux Project has been moved to maintenance mode, pending archival. You can view the latest version here: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/OpenNetworkLinux.

Initially proposed at Open Compute Project Engineering Workshop in San Antonio by Big Switch Networks in 2013, Open Network Linux (ONL) is is a Linux distribution for "bare metal" switches.

Adopted by the Open Compute Project in 2014, ONL is the reference Network Operating System for the Open Compute Project.

Hardware Support

ONL currently supports 110+ Networking Switches of which 33 are either OCP Accepted or Inspired.

• ONL Hardware Status

Certification

ONL maintains a certification program for validation of network switch hardware with ONL. A designation of ONL Certified is applied to switches that pass ONL conformance testing. A separate Gold status certification is available to vendors who provide materials for ongoing testing.

The generic ONL testing guide is located Here

Documentation

• Documentation Home Page
• Quick Start User's Guide

For a deep dive read these pages:

• Building ONL
• Porting Guide
• ONLP Guide

Contact Us

Send questions, comments and ideas to [email protected].

Join the mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opennetworklinux. OCP ONL Mailing List: https://ocp-all.groups.io/g/ONL-refresh.

Browse the archives https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opennetworklinux.

Source Code

The ONL git repository is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/OpenNetworkLinux.

Submit patches and issues directly on the GitHub page.