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On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:29:46AM -0500, Andrew Hoyos wrote: > > On Sep 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Mike Horwath <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Cost per port is high compared to running with 4500/45550 setup and > > can stack 10 deep as it is. > > I don???t know if I necessarily agree here either. The VC will > quickly become a bottleneck if not already (32gb unidirectional > traffic). Dump the 4200 and stack via 128Gbe VC cables (2 of them). > Also, no support for 40/100g. Lies. EX4550-EM-2QSFP - expansion with 2 40Gbe QSFP+ No 100Gbe though :( > If money is being spent, something like an Arista 7504 or Juniper > QFX 5100/5200???s would make more sense here and allow for some > growth not entirely based on "more 10g ports". Doug has Arista running already (for a couple years now I think). He hasn't complained about them. I see Arista all over the place as well. Price per port is very reasonable. -- Mike Horwath, reachable via [log in to unmask]