[AusNOG] 10G Nexus 9k & other vendors for enterprise switching

[John Dalton]

Hi there,

I'm planning for the next financial year and amongst other vendors &
product lines, the Nexus 9k has come into consideration.  The use case is
enterprise 10G (VMware/storage/converaged infrastructure).  Initially it
will be L2 to immediately benefit from 10G, and in the future, routing
converging on the new infrastructure.  Port count required in the near
future is 12-16 SFP+ per switch, with redundant switches, and no plans to
utilise 40G (aside from potential trunking between standalone switches).
Possibility of aggregation or fabric extension to this new infrastructure
in the future as older equipment is replaced.

Does anyone have any experience with the (relatively) new Nexus 9k in
standalone or ACI mode for the above use case?  I haven't seen a lot on the
ML about the 9K range.

If anyone can comment, how does it compare against alternative's we are
looking at (Brocade ICX7750, Arista 7050x, Juniper EX4550).  Is there any
other vendors or mdoels of the above vendors that you can suggest my team
should consider?

Any responses much appreciated.

Thanks,

John
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