IPv6-capable 10G switches

[Tore Anderson]

Hi guys,

I need a couple of new core switches for a medium-sized data centre I'm
setting up soon, and I'm curious to hear if any of you have any
recommendations or tips on suitable products?  The budget is limited,
maybe around US$15.000 per unit max, so I'm focusing on the
fixed-configuration models for now.

My requirements are at least 20 SFP+ ports and full L3 support for both
IPv6 and IPv4 (fast-path IPv6, OSPFv3, VRRPv3, filters).  On the
nice-to-have list are things like candidate configuration database with
commit/rollback capabilities, in-service software upgrades, MPLS, and
stacking support.

Disappointingly enough I've only found two switches that appear to
satisfy my requirements so far:  the Extreme Summit X650 and the BNT
RackSwitch G8124.  The latter is completely unknown to me, but I do have
some Extremes already and I can't say I'm a very big XOS fan...

The other models I've looked at and rejected are:  Arista 7124S (no
IPv6), Brocade TurboIron 24X (no IPv6), Cisco Catalyst 4900M (X2
optics), Cisco Nexus 5010 (no layer 3), Force10 S2410 (no IPv6), and
Juniper EX 4500 (no IPv6).

Best regards,
-- 
Tore Anderson
Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
Tel: +47 21 54 41 27