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arista 7050X 7050SX-72Q

End of saleNetwork1U fixed switch
Arista arista 7050X 7050SX-72Q1U fixed switch1.44 Tbps

The Arista 7050SX-72Q is an enterprise 1U top-of-rack leaf switch delivering 48 ports of 10GbE SFP+ and 6 ports of 40GbE QSFP+. Engineered for dense virtualization clusters, Hadoop analytics pools, and storage interconnects, the 7050SX-72Q provides up to 1.44 Tbps of wire-speed switching bandwidth with full VXLAN encapsulation and Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation.

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Specifications

Brandarista
Family7050X
Form factor1U fixed switch
ReleasedApr 2014
End of saleSep 2018
End of supportSep 2023
Downlink ports48x 10GbE SFP+ optical ports
Uplink ports6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports
Switching capacity1.44 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth
Forwarding rateUp to 1.08 Bpps
VirtualizationHardware-accelerated VXLAN and MLAG active-active redundancy

Generations

Works together

How the arista 7050X 7050SX-72Q connects to servers, storage and the network: 3 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged cluster

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Adapters for the server

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with Arista

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Arista has tested with the arista 7050X 7050SX-72Q.

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FAQ

How does Arista MLAG operate on the 7050SX-72Q?

MLAG allows two physical switches to appear as a single Layer 2 switch to attached servers, eliminating Spanning Tree blocking.

What airflow options are supported?

Both front-to-rear and rear-to-front airflow models are available with color-coded fan and power handles.

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