Overview
The Arista 7050X4 are members of the Arista 7050X series and key components of the Arista portfolio of data center switches. Businesses are embracing digital technologies at a much faster pace than ever before due to the shift in collaborating using online conferencing tools.
The adoption of next generation PCIe Gen4 based high performance compute using virtualization and containers with increasingly higher network bandwidth is accelerating the need for higher density switching in both the leaf and spine tiers of modern Enterprise networks. The Arista 7050X4 Series high performance flexible data center switches are loaded with features for wire speed L2 and L3, combine extensive automation with programmability, low latency and offer multiple generations of consistency for software driven cloud networking.
| Category |
Specification |
| Brand |
Arista |
| Product Line |
Arista 7050X4 Series |
| Model |
7050SDX4-48D8 |
| Manufacturer |
Arista Networks |
| Product Type |
Layer 3 Ethernet Switch |
| Form Factor |
1U Rack-mountable |
| Switching Type |
100 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Airflow |
Front-to-Back Airflow |
| Manageable |
Yes |
Memory
| Specification |
Value |
| Flash Memory |
16 GB |
| System RAM |
16 GB |
Performance
| Specification |
Value |
| Switching Capacity |
8 Tbps |
| Forwarding Rate |
2.7 Billion Packets per Second (Bpps) |
| Latency |
900 ns |
| Packet Buffer |
82 MB |
| Jumbo Frame Support |
9,216 Bytes |
| MAC Address Table |
128K Entries |
| VLAN Capacity |
4,096 VLANs |
Interfaces
| Interface Type |
Quantity |
| 100GbE SFP-DD Ports |
48 |
| 400GbE QSFP-DD Ports |
8 |
| 1GbE Management Port |
1 |
| RJ-45 Serial Console |
1 |
| USB Port |
1 |
Routing & Switching
| Specification |
Value |
| Layer Support |
Layer 3 |
| Routing Protocols |
BGP, BGP-MP, BFD, IS-IS, OSPF, OSPFv3, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, RIP v2, VRF, VRRP |
| Spanning Tree |
STP (802.1D), RSTP, MSTP, Rapid PVST+ |
| Link Aggregation |
LACP (802.3ad) |
| Virtualization |
VXLAN, EVPN |
| Multicast |
PIM-SM, PIM-SSM |
Management
| Specification |
Value |
| Remote Management |
IPv6, SNMP v1/v2/v3, SSH-2, Syslog, Telnet |
| Authentication |
RADIUS, TACACS+ |
| Zero-Touch Deployment |
Supported (ZTP) |
| Cloud Management |
Arista CloudVision |
Key Features
| Feature |
Supported |
| Arista EOS |
âś” |
| Advanced Event Management (AEM) |
âś” |
| AAA |
âś” |
| Control Plane Protection (CPP) |
âś” |
| DHCP Snooping |
âś” |
| DHCP Relay |
âś” |
| DSCP Trust |
âś” |
| Dynamic Buffer Allocation |
âś” |
| ECMP |
âś” |
| ECN |
âś” |
| DCBX |
âś” |
| Priority Flow Control (PFC) |
âś” |
| Strict Priority Queuing (SPQ) |
âś” |
| Weighted Round Robin (WRR) |
âś” |
| Traffic Shaping |
âś” |
| Stateful Fault Containment (SFC) |
âś” |
| Stateful Fault Repair (SFR) |
âś” |
| Smart System Upgrade (SSU) |
âś” |
| Software Defined Networking (SDN) |
âś” |
| Software Defined Cloud Networking (SDCN) |
âś” |
| Authentication/Authorization/Accounting (AAA) |
âś” |
IEEE Standards
| Supported Standards |
| IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP) |
| IEEE 802.1D |
| IEEE 802.1p |
| IEEE 802.1Q |
| IEEE 802.1Qaz |
| IEEE 802.1Qbb |
| IEEE 802.1s |
| IEEE 802.1w |
| IEEE 802.3ab |
| IEEE 802.3ad (LACP) |
| IEEE 802.3ae |
| IEEE 802.3ba |
| IEEE 802.3bs |
| IEEE 802.3by |
| IEEE 802.3cm |
| IEEE 802.3x |
| IEEE 802.3z |
Power
| Specification |
Value |
| Power Supplies Installed |
2 |
| Power Supply Configuration |
1+1 Redundant |
| Hot-Swappable PSUs |
Yes |
| Maximum PSU Output |
1000 W |
| Operational Power Consumption |
165 W |
| Input Voltage |
100–120V AC / 200–240V AC |
| Input Frequency |
50/60 Hz |
| Efficiency Rating |
80 PLUS Platinum |
Environmental
| Specification |
Value |
| Operating Temperature |
32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
| Storage Temperature |
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) |
