[AusNOG] 10GbE Switching Options

[Alex Samad]

Doesn't she say they have mitigated the issues, so that they are no
longer infringing ?

I'm not a lawyer ..

A

On 1 July 2016 at 12:03, Skeeve Stevens
<skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
> I would be nervous about anything Arista at the moment as Cisco bitch slaps
> them in court and wins.
>
> This is only a few hours ago:
> http://www.eweek.com/networking/arista-ceo-pens-letter-to-customers-in-wake-of-cisco-patent-decision.html
>
> I wonder what tech they will take out of EOS to make them happy.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
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> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Claudiu Claudiu <auclaudiu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Can't comment on price if that was the question,
>> But Arista is quite popular in the DC space. Unmodified linux /extensible
>> via RPMs, CLI.
>> Programmable (Puppet, Ansible /  Python, Go natively supported), HW VXLAN,
>> mature L2/L3/Multicast stack, integration to VMware, Openstack etc.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Alex Samad <alex at samad.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> How do arista rate v's the mellanox ?
>>>
>>> A
>>>
>>> On 1 July 2016 at 10:53, Claudiu Claudiu <auclaudiu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > What about Arista?
>>> >
>>> > Arista 7050SX-64
>>> >
>>> > https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7050SX-128_64_Datasheet.pdf
>>> >
>>> > Or Arista 7280R - deep buffer platforms 10/25/40/50/100G (allow entire
>>> > internet routing table in FIB, 1RU/2RU form factor):
>>> > https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/7280R-DataSheet.pdf
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Alex Huntington
>>> > <Alex.Huntington at iriworldwide.com.au> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi Guys!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Thought I’d throw out a few questions and a request for some feedback
>>> >> around some datacenter switching we are looking at. Currently each
>>> >> server
>>> >> has 6 10GbE NICs of which two are dedicated iSCSI that will run
>>> >> through this
>>> >> fabric.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> The current requirement is to replace our 1000BaseT switching with
>>> >> 10GbE
>>> >> but the cost of SFP+ modules is an issue and currently twinax has been
>>> >> rules
>>> >> out due do cable management issues (don’t ask :/).
>>> >>
>>> >> It would be nice to also standardise for our core also so routing is a
>>> >> “nice to have” but not a requirement.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> If we could get some decent or support 3rd party SFP+ modules for a
>>> >> good
>>> >> price it would make the Cisco/Brocade options much more attractive but
>>> >> never
>>> >> used the Startech or Netgear SFPs before & I’d like to avoid the
>>> >> vendor
>>> >> finger pointing games.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> We are looking at the following
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Dell S4048-ON
>>> >>
>>> >> Pros:
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Cheap $60 SFP+
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Cheapest switch cost by 20-30%
>>> >>
>>> >> -          All in one (no port or IP/routing licences required)
>>> >>
>>> >> Cons:
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Different CLI in FTOS, another thing to learn/manage
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Brocade VDX 6490
>>> >>
>>> >> Pros:
>>> >>
>>> >> -          ISCLI
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Vendor reputation
>>> >>
>>> >> Cons
>>> >>
>>> >> -          SFP+ price $300+
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Cost of additional port licences  e.g. 24-48 port on demand
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Cisco Nexus 3000/9000
>>> >>
>>> >> Pros:
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Community support & KB/documentation
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Vendor reputation
>>> >>
>>> >> -          Standardise vendor with all other network gear
>>> >>
>>> >> Cons:
>>> >>
>>> >> -          SFP+ $1500+
>>> >>
>>> >> -          IP Lite licence costs
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> I’d love to hear your thoughts or experience, as I’m sure I’ve missed
>>> >> a
>>> >> few things!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheeeeeers,
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Alex
>>> >>
>>> >>
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