[j-nsp] Using a QFX5100 without QFabric?

[Karl Gerhard]

Hello

we're thinking about buying a few QFX5100 as they are incredibly cheap on the refurbished market - sometimes even cheaper than a much older EX4550.

Are there any caveats when using the QFX5100-48S as a normal aggregation switch without QFabric? We have a pretty basic setup of Access (EX), Aggregation (EX or QFX) and Core (MX). We're only switching at our aggregation layer but we would like to have options for the future.

Regards
Karl