Arista Networks today announced an expansion of its leaf switch
portfolio that includes the highest density leaf switches with
integrated optics and high performance, VXLAN
support. Enhancements to Arista
EOS® (Extensible Operating System) include VXLAN for simplified
deployments, by eliminating the need for multicast support in the
underlay network and increased control plane scale to support the
largest cloud networks. These additions in Arista’s portfolio continue
Arista’s tradition of disruption within the cloud networking industry.
The 7050X
series additions offer 10GbE interfaces with a choice in removable
or embedded optics for tremendous flexibility in scalable two-tier
network designs. The 7050X series has wire speed VXLAN with low latency
and advanced features. The 7050SX Series 10GbE SFP+ and 7050TX Series
10GBASE-T systems offer up to 96 ports in a single RU with 7 different
configurations for different sizes of networks. The 7050TX-128 is
optimized for cloud scale server racks, combining 96 ports of 10GbE and
8 ports of 40GbE. Arista also introduced the 7010
Series optimized for 1GbE servers and management systems in a low
power, compact footprint.
EOS Enhancements for Cloud-Scale Networking
Arista’s updated VXLAN implementation eliminates the need for multicast
in the underlay network by using Head End Replication for forwarding
broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast traffic in the VLANs that it
transports. The complexity in the underlay network is minimized, making
VXLAN networks easier to deploy and operate. The Arista VXLAN
implementation is truly open and standards based with the ability to
interoperate with a wide range of data center switches.
“This expansion of the Arista 7000 Series demonstrates the advantages of
using a single common EOS to offer consistent features across a broad
set of platforms,” said Martin Hull, Director of Product Management for
Arista Networks. “It allows us to rapidly introduce more choices for
10GbE and 40GbE in a wide range of configurations that are optimized for
demanding workloads such as cloud computing and big data. The number of
unique combinations and choices that we are delivering with the 7050X
Series meets most network design requirements.”
EOS 4.14 update taps into the strength of the EOS architecture to offer
improved scale and convergence for large cloud deployments. Enhancements
include:
1. 128-way ECMP for large leaf-spine cluster builds
2. New multicast control plane architecture that pushes the scale to
100K multicast routes and increased IP route and VRF scale.
3. High Availability integration with VMware NSX and OpenStack to
minimize disruption on outages and accelerate recovery for network
virtualization (VXLAN) deployments.
Availability
The newly announced products are all available now. Arista EOS 4.14 is
generally available for all Arista switches.
About Arista Networks
Arista Networks was founded to deliver software-driven cloud networking
solutions for large data center and computing environments. Arista’s
award-winning 10/40/100GbE switches redefine scalability, robustness,
and price–performance, with over 2700 customers and more than three
million cloud networking ports deployed worldwide. At the core of
Arista’s platform is EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista
Networks products are available worldwide through distribution partners,
systems integrators and resellers.
ARISTA, EOS and Spline are among the registered and unregistered
trademarks of Arista Networks, Inc. in jurisdictions around the world.
Other company names or product names may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
Additional information and resources can be found at: http://www.arista.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but
not limited to, statements regarding our ability to rapidly introduce
more 10GbE and 40GbE based products. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results
to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking
statements including: our limited operating history and experience with
developing and releasing new products; product, support or service
quality problems; rapidly evolving changes in technology, customer
requirements and industry standards as well as other risks stated in our
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