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arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8

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Arista arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C81U fixed switch2.56 Tbps

The Arista 7050TX3-48C8 is an enterprise 1U top-of-rack datacenter switch delivering 48 ports of 100M/1G/10GBASE-T twisted-pair copper and 8 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28 uplinks. Powered by Trident 3 silicon and Arista EOS, the 7050TX3 provides non-blocking Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance, resilient VXLAN overlay routing, and low power dissipation for enterprise server farms.

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Specifications

Brandarista
Family7050X
Form factor1U fixed switch
ReleasedAug 2018
Access ports48x 100M/1G/10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports
Uplinks8x 40G/100G QSFP28 optical ports
Switching capacity2.56 Tbps throughput
Buffer32MB shared packet buffer
Cooling optionsFront-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow with hot-swap power and fans

Generations

Works together

How the arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8 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 7050TX3-48C8.

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FAQ

What is the primary role of the 7050TX3-48C8?

It delivers high-density 10GBASE-T copper server connectivity with 100GbE uplinks to spine switches in modern enterprise clouds.

Does the 7050TX3 support RoCEv2?

Yes, hardware support for RoCEv2 enables low-latency lossless storage networking over standard Ethernet.

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