Hi All,
I am looking to get 2 high density 10GB switches to replace my brocade VDX 6720
the vdx 6720 is fine but the 2 I have have 2 limitations that make them not that usefull
1- I have only 16 ports licensed
2- to connect both switches I dont have qsfp port so I am using 4 out of the 16 switches to connect them which leaves only 12 usable switches per device.
I checked the options that are available on ebay and found some options but I am not familiar with anything not brocade so not sure about their licensing and other issues
I will use those switches for storage network so for me L2 is enough although if the switch has L3 it is considered a plus
I prefer reverse airflow but it is not a big deal
Most important factor for me is that I have some brocade DAC cables (in reallity i think they are active but brocade call them DAC) and I wish to reuse them as buying new cables will be mostly more expensive that the switches
here are the options
1- cisco N3K-3064PQ-10GE
didnt say anything about licensing do you know if all poerts enabled by default ?
2- Brocade BR-VDX6740 (1250 each which is almost 2X or 3X the price of the other options here but I am sure all my cables can work)
(licensed to use all ports including QSFP) (1250 USD$)
3- Cisco N6K-C6001-64P
Aslo didnt talk about licensing
4- ARISTA DCS 7050S-64-R
No talk about how many ports are enabled ( are all ports enabled by default ?)
I am leaning toward ARISTA DCS 7050S-64-R but i have never used anything from ARISTA and not sure about cable compatibility
Thanks
I am looking to get 2 high density 10GB switches to replace my brocade VDX 6720
the vdx 6720 is fine but the 2 I have have 2 limitations that make them not that usefull
1- I have only 16 ports licensed
2- to connect both switches I dont have qsfp port so I am using 4 out of the 16 switches to connect them which leaves only 12 usable switches per device.
I checked the options that are available on ebay and found some options but I am not familiar with anything not brocade so not sure about their licensing and other issues
I will use those switches for storage network so for me L2 is enough although if the switch has L3 it is considered a plus
I prefer reverse airflow but it is not a big deal
Most important factor for me is that I have some brocade DAC cables (in reallity i think they are active but brocade call them DAC) and I wish to reuse them as buying new cables will be mostly more expensive that the switches
here are the options
1- cisco N3K-3064PQ-10GE
didnt say anything about licensing do you know if all poerts enabled by default ?
2- Brocade BR-VDX6740 (1250 each which is almost 2X or 3X the price of the other options here but I am sure all my cables can work)
(licensed to use all ports including QSFP) (1250 USD$)
3- Cisco N6K-C6001-64P
Aslo didnt talk about licensing
4- ARISTA DCS 7050S-64-R
No talk about how many ports are enabled ( are all ports enabled by default ?)
I am leaning toward ARISTA DCS 7050S-64-R but i have never used anything from ARISTA and not sure about cable compatibility
Thanks