[187145] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Arista optics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean)
Wed Jan 20 19:41:34 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:04:26 -0700
From: Sean <spedersen.lists@gmail.com>
To: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <3D04BF89-912D-4FD7-9FFF-BD800B3798DD@thrashyour.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
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=E2=80=99s question, I=E2=80=99ve 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=E2=80=99s optics. It=E2=80=99s 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@nano=
g.org on behalf of jlk@thrashyour.com> wrote:
>Last I heard, EOS locks out non-Arista optics by default. You have to cont=
act support for instructions to enable 3rd party modules.
>
>I=E2=80=99m 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 t=
he vendor was hungry.
>
>John
>
>> On Jan 20, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Alex Forster <alex@alexforster.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> Hi everyone!
>>=20
>> 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-concep=
t" 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 r=
ebranded Finisar's.
>>=20
>> 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?
>>=20
>> Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if =
you have a financial interest in any of your suggestions.
>>=20
>> Thanks!
>>=20
>> Alex Forster
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