Arista optics

David Lucey dog-lists at schrimnir.net
Tue Jan 26 02:28:56 UTC 2016


They used to lock in, but optics have gotten so competitive that they aren't pushing it anymore.  They have a list of optics they interop with, and will give you an unlock code with your order.

Cheers,
David


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> On Jan 20, 2016, at 08:55, John Kinsella <jlk at thrashyour.com> wrote:
> 
> Last I heard, EOS locks out non-Arista optics by default. You have to contact support for instructions to enable 3rd party modules.
> 
> I’m running all Arista cables/optics - at the point when we ordered the pricing was competitive with 3rd party, but that was several years ago and the vendor was hungry.
> 
> John
> 
>> On Jan 20, 2016, at 8:39 AM, Alex Forster <alex at alexforster.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone!
>> 
>> I'm trying to get buy-in to go with Arista for some new infrastructure, but the Arista optics just aren't in the ballpark for us at "proof-of-concept" volume. In Cisco-land, we've had great success using Finisar optics, and they've been an easy "sell" to management since many Cisco optics are just rebranded Finisar's.
>> 
>> The relevant Arista optics I'm looking at are QSFP-100G-LR4 and SFP-10G-LR. Does anybody know what supplier(s) manufacture these optics for Arista? Alternatively, does anyone have any experience using third-party comparable optics (especially the 100G) in the battlefield?
>> 
>> Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if you have a financial interest in any of your suggestions.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Alex Forster
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