[c-nsp] Is the Nexus 3064PQ usable ?

[quinn snyder]

i’ve been involved quite extensively in n7k as campus distribution.  this was pre-c6k/s2t during initial deployment and we’ve continued on same path for all sites, just with refreshed hardware on n7k (sup2/fab2/f2e instead of sup1/fab1/m1).

the platform is robust, though nothing better than the catalyst line at this point.  vpc is used to dual-home to each access idf.  vdc used to split out chassis into multiple aggregation zones.  aside from random bugs cropping up in the scheduler between 5.0 —> 5.1 —> 5.2 —> 6.x; everything has been solid.

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On Jun 12, 2014, at 4:59, Antoine Monnier <mrantoinemonnier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Michele for sharing the feedback you received on this.
> 
> 
> Our cisco sales rep is telling us that he has never heard of Nexus used as
> a campus distribution-layer and is trying to convince us that that Catalyst
> 6807 is the right choice (instead of Nexus 56128P), even though we would
> get less 10Gig port-density, 1:2 oversubscription, 5x more RU used, at
> least twice the power consumption, etc... and all of this for twice the
> price!
> 
> Are there other people out there using Nexus (3x00 ? 5x00? 6x00 7x00?) at
> the distribution-layer of medium-sized campus?
> Medium-sized being about 60 access-layer closets with dual 10 Gig uplink
> each and a small server-farm.
> 
> 
> On the downside I hear that the "orphan port" scenario with vPC may be a
> pain in the back side? I still need to read the details of this.
> Is anyone running vPC at the distribution-layer of a campus environment?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Michele Bergonzoni <bergonz at labs.it>
> wrote:
> 
>> Does anybody have success/horror stories about the [Nexus] 3064 or 3048 to
>>> 
>>> share? If you email me in private, I can post an anonimized summary.
>>> 
>> 
>> I received two very helpful replies.
>> 
>> One person told me about some new 3172PQ: "I am loving them to death".
>> This person is using them as L2, with vPC.
>> 
>> One person is using the 3064X with OSPF, BGP VRRP and is happy with it.
>> This is very similar to what I am trying to do.
>> 
>> I still feel a bit uneasy, but I think we will end up trusting the
>> datasheet.
>> 
>> Cheers to all,
>> 
>>                                Bergonz
>> 
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