Full Part Number: DCS-7050QX-32S-R
Manufacturer Company: Arista Networks
Overview: The Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R is a high-performance and feature-rich data center switch designed to meet the demanding networking requirements of modern data centers. With its advanced capabilities, scalability, and reliability, this switch delivers high-speed connectivity, efficient data handling, and optimal performance for mission-critical applications and workloads.
Key Features:
High Port Density: Equipped with 32 QSFP+ ports, providing high-density connectivity for servers, storage, and networking equipment, enabling seamless data transmission and efficient data handling.
Low Latency: Delivers low-latency packet switching for fast and efficient data transmission, making it ideal for latency-sensitive applications such as financial trading and high-performance computing (HPC).
Scalability: Offers scalable performance and flexible expansion options to accommodate growing network demands, ensuring investment protection and future-proofing network infrastructure.
Layer 2 and Layer 3 Features: Supports advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 features for efficient traffic management, network segmentation, and routing, enabling optimal performance and scalability.
Data Center Bridging (DCB): Provides support for Data Center Bridging (DCB) protocols such as Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) for lossless Ethernet and converged networking.
Virtualization Support: Offers comprehensive support for virtualized environments with features such as Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for network virtualization and overlay deployment.
Redundancy and High Availability: Features redundant and hot-swappable power supplies and fans, along with support for Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology, ensuring high availability and uninterrupted operation.
Management Options: Supports various management options including Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System) for comprehensive network management and monitoring.
Applications:
Data Centers: Ideal for data center environments requiring high-performance and high-density connectivity for servers, storage, and networking infrastructure.
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Suitable for HPC environments demanding low-latency and high-bandwidth connectivity for compute clusters and storage systems.
Financial Trading: Used in financial trading environments where low latency and high throughput are critical for executing trades quickly and efficiently.
Cloud Service Providers: Deployed in cloud service provider environments offering scalable and reliable networking solutions to customers, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Enterprise Networks: Suitable for enterprise networks seeking to optimize performance, scalability, and reliability for mission-critical applications and workloads.
Specifications:
Ports: 32 QSFP+ ports
Layer Support: Layer 2 and Layer 3
Latency: Low-latency packet switching
DCB Support: Data Center Bridging (DCB) protocols such as PFC and ETS
Virtualization Support: VXLAN
Redundancy: Redundant and hot-swappable power supplies and fans, Virtual PortChannel (vPC) support
Management: Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System)
Why Choose:
High Port Density: With 32 QSFP+ ports, the DCS-7050QX-32S-R offers high-density connectivity, making it suitable for data center environments with demanding networking requirements.
Low Latency: The switch delivers low-latency packet switching, ensuring fast and efficient data transmission, which is essential for latency-sensitive applications such as financial trading and HPC.
Scalability: Scalable performance ensures that the switch can accommodate growing bandwidth requirements and support future expansion, providing long-term investment protection.
Redundancy and High Availability: With redundant power supplies, fans, and support for vPC technology, the switch ensures high availability and uninterrupted operation, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
Comprehensive Feature Set: The switch supports advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionalities, DCB protocols, virtualization support, and various management options, providing a comprehensive networking solution for data center environments.
Reliability: Built to Arista's high-quality standards, the DCS-7050QX-32S-R ensures reliability, performance, and resilience for mission-critical applications and workloads, providing peace of mind to users.