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Category: Arista

Arista Switch Review – Replace Cisco?

April 24, 2024
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 |  Arista, Cisco, Switching

Are Arista switches any good? My review is based on a long history with Cisco and my recent experience with Arista. Do they hold up to Cisco? Let’s take a look.

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Internet BGP with Arista – Part 2

December 22, 2022
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 |  Arista, Palo Alto Networks

Are routers dead? I tested Internet BGP Peering with GNS3 using an Arista switch instead of Cisco. OSPF and iBGP are used with Palo Alto firewalls.

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Arista MLAG Configuration & Cisco vPC Comparison

August 24, 2022
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 |  Arista, Cisco, Switching

In this post, I will review a basic MLAG configuration on Arista switches and, during the MLAG configuration, compare Cisco’s vPC and MLAG.

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Internet BGP with Arista – BEWARE!

May 4, 2022
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 |  Arista, Palo Alto Networks

Are routers dead? I tested Internet BGP Peering with GNS3 using an Arista switch instead of Cisco. OSPF and iBGP are used with Palo Alto firewalls.

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SNMP v3 on Arista Switches

March 9, 2022
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 |  Arista, Switching

If you are still using SNMP v1 or v2 you should seriously consider SNMP v3. Here are my notes for SNMP v3 setup of a Arista Switch.

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First Time Arista Switch Setup via the Command Line

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 |  Arista, Switching

Here are my notes for the first-time setup of an Arista Switch using the CLI and console. Be aware of VRFs, SVIs, and SSH access.

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