<div dir="ltr">I would be nervous about anything Arista at the moment as Cisco bitch slaps them in court and wins.<br><br>This is only a few hours ago: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/networking/arista-ceo-pens-letter-to-customers-in-wake-of-cisco-patent-decision.html">http://www.eweek.com/networking/arista-ceo-pens-letter-to-customers-in-wake-of-cisco-patent-decision.html</a><br><div><br></div><div>I wonder what tech they will take out of EOS to make them happy.</div><div><br></div><div>NEXTDC's AXONVX was fully built on Arista - which I would be nervous about from a strategic vendor relationship perspective and I would be diversifying my vendor options as fast as I could, but I designed it that way, so it shouldn't have an issue, especially since Cumulus has stepped up recently.<br><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br>...Skeeve</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Email: </span><a href="mailto:skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com</a><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> ; Web: </span><a href="http://eintellegonetworks.com/" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">eintellegonetworks.com</a></div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px;margin:0px">Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; S<a>kype: skeeve ; </a>LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; Expert360: <a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" target="_blank">Profile</a> ; Keybase: <a href="https://keybase.io/skeeve" target="_blank">https://keybase.io/skeeve</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Claudiu Claudiu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:auclaudiu@gmail.com" target="_blank">auclaudiu@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Can't comment on price if that was the question,<div>But Arista is quite popular in the DC space. Unmodified linux /extensible via RPMs, CLI. </div><div>Programmable (Puppet, Ansible / Python, Go natively supported), HW VXLAN, mature L2/L3/Multicast stack, integration to VMware, Openstack etc.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Alex Samad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alex@samad.com.au" target="_blank">alex@samad.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi<br>
<br>
How do arista rate v's the mellanox ?<br>
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On 1 July 2016 at 10:53, Claudiu Claudiu <<a href="mailto:auclaudiu@gmail.com" target="_blank">auclaudiu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> What about Arista?<br>
><br>
> Arista 7050SX-64<br>
> <a href="https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7050SX-128_64_Datasheet.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7050SX-128_64_Datasheet.pdf</a><br>
><br>
> Or Arista 7280R - deep buffer platforms 10/25/40/50/100G (allow entire<br>
> internet routing table in FIB, 1RU/2RU form factor):<br>
> <a href="https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7280R-DataSheet.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7280R-DataSheet.pdf</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Alex Huntington<br>
> <<a href="mailto:Alex.Huntington@iriworldwide.com.au" target="_blank">Alex.Huntington@iriworldwide.com.au</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi Guys!<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Thought I’d throw out a few questions and a request for some feedback<br>
>> around some datacenter switching we are looking at. Currently each server<br>
>> has 6 10GbE NICs of which two are dedicated iSCSI that will run through this<br>
>> fabric.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> The current requirement is to replace our 1000BaseT switching with 10GbE<br>
>> but the cost of SFP+ modules is an issue and currently twinax has been rules<br>
>> out due do cable management issues (don’t ask :/).<br>
>><br>
>> It would be nice to also standardise for our core also so routing is a<br>
>> “nice to have” but not a requirement.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> If we could get some decent or support 3rd party SFP+ modules for a good<br>
>> price it would make the Cisco/Brocade options much more attractive but never<br>
>> used the Startech or Netgear SFPs before & I’d like to avoid the vendor<br>
>> finger pointing games.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> We are looking at the following<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Dell S4048-ON<br>
>><br>
>> Pros:<br>
>><br>
>> - Cheap $60 SFP+<br>
>><br>
>> - Cheapest switch cost by 20-30%<br>
>><br>
>> - All in one (no port or IP/routing licences required)<br>
>><br>
>> Cons:<br>
>><br>
>> - Different CLI in FTOS, another thing to learn/manage<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Brocade VDX 6490<br>
>><br>
>> Pros:<br>
>><br>
>> - ISCLI<br>
>><br>
>> - Vendor reputation<br>
>><br>
>> Cons<br>
>><br>
>> - SFP+ price $300+<br>
>><br>
>> - Cost of additional port licences e.g. 24-48 port on demand<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Cisco Nexus 3000/9000<br>
>><br>
>> Pros:<br>
>><br>
>> - Community support & KB/documentation<br>
>><br>
>> - Vendor reputation<br>
>><br>
>> - Standardise vendor with all other network gear<br>
>><br>
>> Cons:<br>
>><br>
>> - SFP+ $1500+<br>
>><br>
>> - IP Lite licence costs<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I’d love to hear your thoughts or experience, as I’m sure I’ve missed a<br>
>> few things!<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Cheeeeeers,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Alex<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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