On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Alex Forster <a...@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? > > No 100G experience, but Flexoptix has been very helpful and accommodating. Particularly with issues we had with 10G and certain server NICs. Best support I've ever seen for optics in $jobs. ...karl > 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 >
