Which 48x 10G, or 40G switch with breakout

[LodeRunner]

I currently have an ICX7450 and have previously used Cisco, so I'm familiar with the CLI for those. I'm looking to spend $1500 or less.

I'd like 48x 10G SFP+ and 4 or more 40G QSFP ports; or an all 40g switch that supports 4x10 breakouts with no issues; I'd be using optical breakouts to feed distant switches and workstations, so either LC-LC couplers/keystones or MTP cartridges on each end. Servers would be upgraded to 40g cards and connected with DACs. The 7450 is handling PoE and would be on 40G with existing 10G connections to it moving to the new switch.

I do _not_ want 10G copper interfaces; if I have to feed 10G copper to a device, it'll be DAC or I'll get a RJ45 SFP for it.

On my radar are the ICX7750-48f; and I'm generally aware of, but have no experience with, Arista 7050 units.

Of those two, which would be a better pick? The ICX7750 is still getting firmware updates for free; as I understand it, the Arista 7050QX-32S is EoL and requires a contract (or helpful 3rd parties) to get firmware for.

What are other good choices in this space?

 

[Terry Wallace]

Brocade ICX6650

https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/brocade-icx-series-cheap-powerful-10gbe-40gbe-switching.21107/

• 64x 10gbE (56x SFP+ on front, 8x via 2x QSFP breakout on the rear)
• 4x 40gbE via rear QSFP (separate from QSFP breakout ports)
• Supports OpenFlow in hardware for SDN, including hybrid port mode
• Same OS features as ICX6610 - everything including advanced protocols like BGP, VRFs, tunnels, etc
• 120w power draw
• audible - louder than the ICX6610, not screaming but would not want it next to you
• 2x redundant hot-swap PSU's
• Fans cannot be modified
• Aggregate capacity: 1600gbps / 1190Mpps (wirespeed regardless of features enabled)
• does NOT support stacking
• DOES support MCT / MC-LAG (cross-chassis LACP)

 

[LodeRunner]

I had forgotten about the ICX6650; that thread is where I first got on board the ICX train with a 7150-C12P, then the 7450. At the average asking price for a 6650 (looks like $550 on the low and $750 on the high, ignoring the unreasonable ones) does it make sense vs a Arista 7050QX-32S at ~$700?

 

[Terry Wallace]

I think so but I have been very happy with brocade hardware.. and they still keep updating the codetrain it runs on.. and its free