I can't comment on the direct comparison of the SLX9540, but we have 8x 7280SR deployed across our network (just migrated off all the Brocades we had) and have had amazing success with them. The number of informational or "show" commands isn't as extensive as some of the others that have been around for a while and the output of some of them is a little jarring, but otherwise I have no complaints. All of my BGP sessions (200-300 IX sessions, 2 transit providers, 28 iBGP) are fully populated in <10 seconds (i know many of your networks are much larger than ours). As for pricing, I don't have list, but for the box, memory upgrade, and routing license we paid much less than 100k -- Of course the port density Feel free to reach out directly for more specific information :) Mike On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 7:00 AM <nanog-request@nanog.org> wrote: Message: 8 Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 21:44:34 -0600 From: Colton Conor <colton.conor@gmail.com> To: "Kaiser, Erich" <erich@gotfusion.net> Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Re: Arista Layer3 Message-ID: <CAMDdSzOpE6Cnz+JUH=+31a2VGDcqQ5qi2nA16h8ethce1RxfvQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" So how does the 7280SR-48C6 compare to the SLX9540? They are the same Broadcom chipset right? So the real question, is how does the product differ in software? On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 10:58 AM Kaiser, Erich <erich@gotfusion.net> wrote:

Agreed.

On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 2:16 AM Brandon Martin <lists.nanog@monmotha.net> wrote:

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On 3/6/19 12:36 AM, Colton Conor wrote:

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How much do these boxes cost?

List is about $100k in North America for a 9640 with all the ports "unlocked", full hardware kit (PSUs, fans, etc.) and some maintenance/support. Take whatever your standard Brocade/Extreme discount from that tends to look like. I should hope nobody pays list or anywhere close. -- Brandon Martin