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Re: Arista optics
From: Sean <spedersen.lists () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:04:26 -0700
No support ticket needed: localhost login: admin localhost>ena localhost#bash Arista Networks EOS shell [admin@localhost ~]$ touch /mnt/flash/enable3px [admin@localhost ~]$ sudo reboot As for the OP’s question, I’ve run Cisco OEM, Brocade OEM, and a number of different 3rd party SFP/SFP+s in the few Arista switches we operate with no issues. Arista OEM is likely the same 2-3 vendors that make or have made Cisco’s optics. It’s all been 10GBASE-SR, -LR, and 1000BASE-T, though. No 40GbE or 100GbE. On 1/20/16, 9:55 AM, "NANOG on behalf of John Kinsella" <nanog-bounces () nanog org on behalf of jlk () thrashyour com> wrote:
Last I heard, EOS locks out non-Arista optics by default. You have to contact support for instructions to enable 3rd party modules. I’m running all Arista cables/optics - at the point when we ordered the pricing was competitive with 3rd party, but that was several years ago and the vendor was hungry. JohnOn Jan 20, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Alex Forster <alex () alexforster com> wrote: Hi everyone! I'm trying to get buy-in to go with Arista for some new infrastructure, but the Arista optics just aren't in the ballpark for us at "proof-of-concept" volume. In Cisco-land, we've had great success using Finisar optics, and they've been an easy "sell" to management since many Cisco optics are just rebranded Finisar's. The relevant Arista optics I'm looking at are QSFP-100G-LR4 and SFP-10G-LR. Does anybody know what supplier(s) manufacture these optics for Arista? Alternatively, does anyone have any experience using third-party comparable optics (especially the 100G) in the battlefield? Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if you have a financial interest in any of your suggestions. Thanks! Alex Forster
Current thread:
- Arista optics Alex Forster (Jan 20)
- RE: Arista optics Jürgen Jaritsch (Jan 20)
- Re: Arista optics John Kinsella (Jan 20)
- Re: Arista optics Sean (Jan 20)
- Re: Arista optics David Lucey (Jan 26)
- Re: Arista optics Colton Conor (Jan 26)
- Re: Arista optics J Crowe (Jan 27)
- Re: Arista optics J Crowe (Jan 27)
- Re: Arista optics Tom Hill (Jan 20)
- Re: Arista optics Fearghas Mckay (Jan 21)