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I’m a big fan of the QFX option if we’re going to buy new hardware. They’ve been rock solid and they’re very price attractive. Owen > On Sep 20, 2016, at 08:29 , Andrew Hoyos <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On Sep 20, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Mike Horwath <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> 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. > > Also don’t agree with the 8200/9200. Most line cards on the 8200 and 9200 are oversub’d anyway, and the space/ports ratio isn’t great. > >> 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). > Also, no support for 40/100g. > > 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". > > -- > Andrew Hoyos > [log in to unmask]