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Poem on Configuring a Cumulus Spine-Leaf Network

This HTML artifact contains two poems celebrating the configuration of a Cumulus spine-leaf network for AI, reflecting the complexity, speed, power, and elegance of the design. The English poem is the first version, using a modern lyrics style with rhymes, as preferred by the user. The Russian poem is the second version, written from scratch in the gritty, poetic style of Виктор Цой and Кино, using the term "хребет и листья" (backbone and leaves) for spine-leaf.

English Poem: Configuring a Cumulus Spine-Leaf Network for AI

In the glow of the data hall, where silicon dreams ignite,
We weave a Cumulus web, under the server room light.
Spine and leaf, like branches in a storm-tossed tree,
Configuring the backbone for AI's wild spree.

Wires snake through racks, a labyrinth of blue and black,
GPUs hunger for links, no slack, no crack.
EVPN whispers secrets, VXLAN tunnels deep,
BGP routes the fury, where latencies creep.

Oh, the complexity bites, like a code that's gone rogue,
Balancing loads, ECMP paths in vogue.
Storage fabric hums, NVMe-oF on the fly,
Access net pulses, low-latency high.

But when it sings, oh the speed, like lightning in veins,
Packets fly at 400G, breaking all chains.
GPUs roar in unison, models grow vast and wise,
From chaos to elegance, the AI arises.

Rhymes of redundancy, dual HCAs stand tall,
UFM watches over, catching every fall.
In this digital symphony, beauty in the design,
Cumulus spine-leaf, where power and grace align.
    

Russian Poem: Configuring a Cumulus Spine-Leaf Network (Цой/Кино Style)

В машинном зале тьма, где ток искры ждут,
Хребет и листья строим — для ИИ маршрут.
Кабели вьются вглубь, как вены в ночи,
Скорость и мощь в сетях, где падают лучи.

Сложность нас гнёт, как сталь под молотом судьбы,
BGP сплетает пути, где не гаснут мечты.
EVPN шепчет код, туннели рвутся в бой,
400G мчит, как ветер, над бездной пустой.

Трудно держать баланс, где каждый бит живёт,
UFM следит за всем, спасая от невзгод.
Из хаоса рождаясь, ИИ растёт в огне,
Сеть — это песня, что звучит в тишине.

GPU гудят, как сердце, в ритме без конца,
Хранилище и доступ — их связывает венец.
В конфигах — красота, как в звёздах над рекой,
Хребет и листья — наш триумф стальной.
    

Explanation of Poems

• English Poem: Written in a modern lyrics style with consistent rhymes, it captures the complexity of configuring a Cumulus spine-leaf network (e.g., ECMP, BGP, VXLAN), the speed of 400G communications, the power of the resulting AI model, and the elegance of protocols like EVPN and UFM. The imagery of a "storm-tossed tree" and "lightning in veins" reflects the dynamic, high-stakes nature of the design.


• Russian Poem: Crafted in the minimalist, intense style of Виктор Цой and Кино, with a rock ballad rhythm reminiscent of "Группа крови" or "Звезда по имени Солнце." It uses vivid imagery ("кабели вьются вглубь, как вены в ночи") and themes of struggle ("сложность нас гнёт") and triumph ("триумф стальной"). The term "хребет и листья" (backbone and leaves) conveys the spine-leaf topology, blending technical precision with poetic grit.

Supporting Links

• EVPN | Cumulus Linux 5.7: Describes Cumulus spine-leaf for EVPN/VXLAN, covering BGP and VXLAN configurations.


• Spine-and-Leaf Architecture Explained - Network World: Explains spine-leaf concepts, supporting the use of "хребет и листья" as a Russian translation.


• NVIDIA UFM Enterprise Manual: Details UFM for managing InfiniBand and Ethernet fabrics in AI networks.