Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching VSP 7254XTQ 52-port Ethernet Switch
High-performance 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Switches

Features:

Extreme Distributed Top-of-Rack: Creating the LatencyReduced Network

The VSP 7200 is an integral compone

nt of our Fabric Connect strategy for end-to-end Shortest Path Bridgingbased virtualized network. We are able to leverage the Fabric Connect technology to flexibly mesh multiple VSP 7200s to deliver multi-hop, low-latency for deployment scenarios that call for massive scale-out.

Extreme has architected the Distributed ToR solution to scale up to many hundreds of Switches within a single domain, with the current implementation supporting up to 512 Switches networked as a single logic Fabric. This capability delivers scale of up to 24,576 wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 3,072 ports of 40 Gigabit, equating to a virtual backplane capacity of 122.88Tbps. An agile building-block approach delivers extreme flexibility, with no hard-and-fast topology constraints; blocks can be small or large, and individual Switches easily interconnected with extended-reach copper or fiber cabling.

Extreme Switch Cluster: Improving Resiliency, Enhancing Availability

Extreme Networks' Switch Cluster is a pioneering highavailability technology. Creating a single, unified, logical Core from two physically independent Switches—clustering them — ensures that no one single point-of-failure can disrupt dual/multi-homed connectivity. The Switch Cluster technology is built using the Split MultiLink Trunking protocol that is unique to our products, yet is fully interoperable with third party Switches, Servers, Appliances, and Routers.

Extreme’s Switch Cluster technology delivers a level of network resiliency that also facilitates in-service maintenance. The deterministic nature of Switch Cluster empowers network operators to compartmentalize the network, making essential services even more resilient, and allowing for individual failures to be repaired in real-time, without service restoration work impacting on collateral components or applications.

Extreme Fabric Connect: Replacing Complexity with Capability

Traditionally, to provision new services or to change existing ones, engineers are required to touch every device in the service path, configuring every device to enable both the active and redundant links. The bigger the network the more complex and risky this becomes.

The Extreme Fabric Connect technology is based on an extended implementation of the Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) standards of IEEE 802.1aq and IETF RFC 6329, augmented with custom enhancements that deliver Enterprise-specific optimization. It offers the ability to create a simplified network that can dynamically virtualize elements to empower efficient provisioning and utilization of resources. This can reduce the strain on the network and IT personnel.

Fabric Connect has garnered a well-earned reputation for simplifying how networks are built and improving how they are run. Independent research reports that Fabric Connect deployments feature up to 91% less implementation time, up to 66% change less wait time, and an 85% reduction in both configuration and troubleshooting times. Similarly, Fabric Connect delivers enhanced resiliency, with failover times more than 2,500x better, and outages caused by human error virtually eliminated.

Extreme Fabric Attach: The Missing Link for Service Automation

Extreme has developed Fabric Attach, a standards-based capability that facilitates the automatic attachment of endpoint devices. Businesses can leverage Fabric Attach to dynamically deploy end-points.

Fabric Attach streamlines the deployment of networking devices, compute resources and Internet of Things (IoT) end-point devices delivering substantial operational benefits. End-point devices can be deployed in realtime, without the need for IT intervention and manual configuration. Replacing static network device configuration with dynamic programming reduces overall complexity in the network and has a corresponding benefit in reducing the risk of outage.

Extreme Fabric Extend: Taking Benefits to a Broader Audience

With Extreme’s Fabric Extend technology, businesses can fully integrate remote locations with the Fabric Connect cloud. Fabric Extend enables Fabric Connect connectivity across IP-based topologies such as MPLS and Optical Ethernet. Fabric Extend is a versatile technology that can deliver VLAN and VRF extension, Layer 2 and Layer 3 Huband-Spoke networking, and site interconnect for dispersed Campus and Data Center locations.

Fabric Extend is supported natively on VSP 7200, 8200 and 8400 Series products, as well as on the VSP 4000 Series when deployed in combination with the Extreme Open Networking Adapter. It provides flexible and scalable Fabric Connect extension over both private and provider IP infrastructures.

Management

The Extreme Networks VSP 7200 Series can be managed in a variety of ways. Simple on-box management functions are delivered by a web-based GUI and a generic CLI is also available for manual configuration. For centralized management of multiple devices, the Extreme Management Center delivers a comprehensive unified management capability.

This powerful appliance-based solution offers the following functionality:

• Single Pane-of-Glass – A fully integrated suite of tools working together to provide a comprehensive, unified view of the network, streamlining workflows and reducing operational costs.
• Discovery and Visualization – Providing rich network and device discovery and visualization capabilities. Includes the ability to discover network-attached devices, including servers, storage servers, switches, routers, phones, virtual machines and their hosts, plus Extreme Aura applications.
• Fault and Diagnostics – Leverages information collected from the network to determine the most likely cause of network outages, and correlates events to determine affected devices and services.
• Configuration and Orchestration – Facilitates even the most complex of network configurations through simplified, intuitive wizards and easy-to-use templates. Configuration templates are created once, stored, and then conveniently applied in order to accelerate timeto-service and reduce the risk of human error.
• Virtualization Management – Provides insight into the complete lifecycle of virtual machines – activation, migration, and retirement – including the automatic provisioning of those companion networking services needed to parallel VM migrations.
• Performance Management – Delivers tools to monitor, analyze and report application behaviors and their bandwidth utilization trends. Collected data gives valuable insight into traffic patterns, application behaviors, and top talkers. Performance management tools enable capacity planning and change monitoring.

Embedded Network Visibility

The SLX Insight Architecture and SLX Visibility Services deliver a new approach to network monitoring and troubleshooting that makes it faster, easier, and more costeffective to obtain the comprehensive, real-time visibility needed for network operations and automation. This innovative approach provides comprehensive visibility from the network to the workload, and triggers action on the network. These actions can address end-user application or service needs, and provide context-rich data for additional analysis, automation, and reporting. For details, read Visibility in the Modern Data Center with Extreme Networks Switches and Routers.

SLX Visibility Services help simplify network operations with embedded visibility from the physical network to application workloads. By combining physical and virtual network traffic data with overlay and workload information across multiple network layers, this solution enables diverse, rule-based actions to maintain performance and mitigate risk. Other key functions include:

System Compatibility

From a software perspective, the VSP 7200 Series was introduced with the VOSS 4.2 software release; this is, therefore, the minimum level of software available to operate the Switch. The recent VOSS 7.1 release delivers the following enhancements:

• Application Telemetry
• VXLAN Hardware VTEP Configuration and Management using OVSDB

Application Telemetry
Application Telemetry is a unique feature of ExtremeAnalytics that enables the ExtremeSwitching infrastructure to participate in the forwarding and analysis of network application flows. By combining packet flow information from the VSP switch along with deep packet inspection abilities of ExtremeAnalytics, it provides actionable insights into network and application performance. This all without the need for expensive sensors or collectors. With this release, an Application Telemetry agent on the VSP can now work in tandem with ExtremeAnalytics to deliver this granular visibility into application performance, users, locations and devices.

Lifetime Warranty
Extreme includes Industry-leading warranty services for the VSP 7200 Series products. We provide complimentary next-business-day shipment of failed units for the full life of the product; next-business-day shipping to replace failed hardware worldwide. Extreme also offers complimentary basic technical support: Level 1 the supported lifecycle of the product and up to Level 3 for the first 90 days after purchase; this includes support for the shipped software version, with an optional Software Release Service available to provide access to new feature releases. As per industry norm for hardware, ‘Lifetime’ is defined as the production lifecycle phase, plus 5 years post-discontinuation.

Summary
The Extreme Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series is purpose-built to support the dynamic Data Center and high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet Top-of-Rack deployments of today. It helps alleviates infrastructure complexity and can reduce power consumption with a truly scalable and strategic architecture; it is designed to be the highperformance Top-of-Rack platform for the future. Supporting mission-critical applications requires 24/365 always-on infrastructure, and the VSP 7200 delivers against this challenge. It is a highly strategic product that is fit-forpurpose for today’s connectivity requirements and futureready for the evolving and emerging application-driven needs of tomorrow.

Extreme brings unique differentiation to the ToR role: with a flexible, non-blocking architecture, including wire-speed Server access connections and high-speed Distributed Top-of-Rack connections. The VSP 7200 is purpose-built to support today’s dynamic Data Center operations and high-density, low-latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet Top-of- Rack deployments. It can alleviate infrastructure complexity and reduce power consumption with a truly scalable and strategic architecture; it is designed to deliver a highperformance Distributed Top-of-Rack solution that fully optimizes next-generation application virtualization investments.

Benefits:

The VSP 7254XTQ adds significant flexibility to the Extreme Networking portfolio, and is compatible, with and complementary to, with existing products and technologies, the VSP 7254XTQ, when deployed with other Extreme or third party Ethernet Switches devices, provides a very highcapacity, high-performance connectivity solution.

The VSP 7254XTQ can be deployed as a Leaf/Top-of-Rack Switch in Spine/Leaf networks. Alternatively, it can serve as a 10GB Campus aggregation switch or even as a 10GB campus core solution for smaller networks. VSP 7254XTQ port-license models also offer flexible deployment and growth options.

The VSP 7254XTQ natively supports the Extreme Fabric Connect technology; key benefits that this technology delivers include:

• Makes the need to configure network-wide VLANs obsolete.
• Replaces multiple sequential legacy protocols with this one single unified technology.
• Totally removes the risk of network loops.
• Delivers the Edge-only provisioning model which seamlessly integrates with orchestration and automation.
• Fully optimizes all links and all devices enabling businesses to get the most out of infrastructure investments.

Specifications:

	VSP 7200 Switch Specifications
General	Physical Connectivity: 48 x 10GBASE-SFP+ Ports 6 x 40GBASE-QSFP+ Ports Channelization of 40 Gigabit ports Switch Fabric Architecture: 2.56Tbps Full-Duplex Frame forwarding rate: 1,428Mpps per Switch Nominal Latency: <480nsec Jumbo Frame support: up to 9,600 Bytes (802.1Q Tagged)
Layer 2	MAC Address: 224,000 Port-based VLANs: 4,059 Private VLANs/E-Tree: up to 200 MSTP Instances: 12 MLT/LACP Groups: up to 72 MLT Links per Group: 8 LACP Links per Group: 8 Active Extreme Networks VLACP Interfaces: 54, and up to 72 when all 40 Gigabit ports are Channelized Extreme Networks SLPP VLANs: 128
Layer 3 IPv4 Routing Services	ARP Entries: 32,000 Static ARP Entries: 2000 per VRF, 10,000 per switch IP Interfaces: up to 506 CLIP Interfaces: 64 IP Routes: up to 15,488 IP Static Routes: 1,000 per VRF, 5000 per switch RIP Interfaces: 200 RIP Routes: up to 15,488 OSPF Interfaces: 500 OSPF Routes: up to 15,488 OSPF Areas: 12 per VRF, 80 per switch BGP Peers: 12 BGP Routes: up to 15,488 ECMP Groups: 1,000 ECMP Paths per Group: 8 NLB Clusters: 200 VRRP Interfaces: 252 RSMLT Interfaces: 252 IPv4 UDP Forwarding Entries: 512 IPv4 DHCP Relay Forwarding Entries: 1024 IP Route Policies: 500 per VRF, 5,000 per switch DHCP Relay Forwarding: 512 VRF Instances: up to 256
Layer 3 IPv6 Routing Services	Neighbors: 8,000 Static Neighbors: 128 per VRF, 256 per switch IP Interfaces: up to 506 CLIP Interfaces: 64 IP Configured Tunnels: 506 IP Routes: up to 7,744 IP Static Routes: 1,000 •RIPng Interfaces: 48 RIPng Routes: up to 7,744 OSPFv3 Interfaces: 500 OSPFv3 Routes: up to 7,744 OSPFv3 Areas: 80 per switch BGPv6 Peers: 24 ECMP Groups: 1,000 ECMP Paths per Group: 8 VRRP Interfaces: up to 252 RSMLT Interfaces: up to 252 VRF Instances: up to 256
Multicast	IGMP Interfaces: 4,059 PIM Active Interfaces: 128 MLD Interfaces: 4,059 Static Multicast Routes: 4,000 BCB IP Multicast S,G Streams: 16,000 PIM-SSM Static Channels: 4,000 IP Multicast Streams: 6,000 IP Multicast Streams (Fabric Connect-PIM Gateway Nodes): 3,000 Fabric Connect-PIM Gateway Controllers per Region: 5 Fabric Connect-PIM Gateway Nodes per Region: 64 Fabric Connect-PIM Gateway Interfaces per BEB Node: 64 Fabric Connect-PIM Gateway Source Announcements: 6,000
Fabric Connect	802.1aq/RFC 6329 Shortest Path Bridging with Extreme Networks extensions MAC Address: 112,000 NNI Interfaces/Adjacencies: up to 255 BEB Nodes per VSN: 500 Transparent UNI Ports/Switch: 54, and up to 72 when all 40 Gigabit ports are Channelized BCB/BEB Nodes per Region: 800 L2 Virtual Service Networks: 4,059 L3 Virtual Service Networks: up to 256 IP Shortcut Routes: IPv4 15,488, and IPv6 7,488 DvR Domains per Region: 16 DvR-enabled L2 VSNs: up to 502 DvR Controllers per Domain: 8 DvR Leafs per Domain: 250 DvR Interfaces: up to 502 DvR Routes: up to 32,000 L2 Multicast Virtual Service Networks: up to 2,000 L3 Multicast Virtual Service Networks: 256 VXLAN Gateway VTEP Destinations per Node: 500 VXLAN Gateway VNI IDs per Node: 2,000 Fabric Attach VLAN/VSN Assignments per Port: 94
QoS and Filtering	IPv4 ACE: 766 Ingress and 252 Egress IPv6 ACE: 256 Ingress L2-L4 Ingress Port Rate Limiters: 54, and up to 72 when all 40 Gigabit ports are Channelized Egress Port Shaper Granularity: 1Mbps to 40Gbps per Port
Operations and Management	Mirrored Ports: 53, and up to 71 when all 40 Gigabit ports are Channelized sFlow: up to 3,000 samples per second Fabric RSPAN: up to 1,000 VSN IDs per Region

Documentation:

Download the Extreme Networks ExtremeSwitching VSP 7200 Series Datasheet (.PDF)