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

[Robert Hudson]

I can't comment on the Nexus at all, but from your description of use-case,
I'd advise you look at the Brocade VDX switches rather than ICX series. The
ICX switches are more of a "campus" switch, whereas VDX is designed for
datacentre operations.
On 6 Jun 2015 10:28 am, "John Dalton" <johndaltonsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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