On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 09:49:48AM -0500, Levi Pederson wrote:

> A full chassis 8200 and 9200 would be a solid upgrade for all
> pertinent points.

I don't agree.

Cost per port is high compared to running with 4500/45550 setup and
can stack 10 deep as it is.

Get another pair of 4500/4550 (as it is now) and transition the
current people off of the 4200 onto the ports there. This will make it
so that the stack is 100% 10Gbe with VC ports creating the mesh.

Also, 8200/9200 won't fit in the current space given to the endeavor
today. And you'd want a pair, right?

4500 -> 4550 -> 4550 -> 4500 (loop back to 4500) for the rings.

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