[j-nsp] QFX5110 / VXLAN

[Scott Harvanek]

Cost is a factor I don’t think I can get anyone to bite on something bigger either as the application is solely VXLAN in a compact form factor.  

-Scott H

> On Jul 4, 2018, at 2:20 PM, Pavel Lunin <plunin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Btw, it's a very good question if anyone here has more or less close to real-world experience with L3 gw and evpn type 5 routes on QFX5110 or maybe any other trident 2+ based box.
> 
> Would much appreciate your input.
> 
> Regards,
> Pavel
> 
> July 3, 2018, 18:48 Roger Wiklund <roger.wiklund at gmail.com>:
>> Hi Scott
>> 
>> Should be fine as L2 GW. L3 GW and Route Type 5 support is quite recent.
>> 
>> Beefier alternatives are QFX10002, or MX204 if you want to go MX route with
>> fewer ports. Both have custom ASICs with higher scale, and higher chance to
>> overcome caveats/limitations especially tied to chipset limitation.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Roger
>> 
>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Scott Harvanek <scott.harvanek at login.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > Is anyone on here running 5110s for VXLAN/VTEP/EVPN and run into any
>> > issues?  I’ve gone over the caveats list Juniper has for these in regards
>> > to what they won’t do in regards to VXLAN and it seems like they meet our
>> > needs… just curious if anyone has run into any lesser documented issues
>> > with them.
>> >
>> > I’m looking at the list here; https://www.juniper.net/
>> > documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/vxlan-constraints-qfx-series.html
>> > <https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/vxlan-
>> > constraints-qfx-series.html>
>> >
>> > Is there a better device for VXLAN on the juniper side? We’re looking for
>> > something comparable to the Nexus 9372 on the Cisco side.
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> >
>> > Scott H
>> >
>> >
>> >
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