How to Capture 100G Ethernet Traffic at Wire Speed to Local Disk

How to Capture 100G Ethernet Traffic at Wire Speed to Local Disk

Explore the challenges and solutions for capturing 100G Ethernet traffic at wire speed to local disk in this conference talk from linux.conf.au 2020. Dive into hardware and software considerations, including special NIC requirements, page cache performance issues, and storage architecture optimizations. Learn about creative solutions to overcome limitations, such as Sub NUMA Clustering setup and BIOS configurations. Discover insights on high-volume data capture, approaches to receiving 100G traffic, and performance testing using the "fio" tool. Gain valuable knowledge for deploying efficient 100G traffic capture systems in various industries and regulatory environments.