Servers products are moving forward to the PCIe Gen4 overall. The industry’s demand for 100GbE port network switches stays strong. This article introduces the Arista DCS-7060CX-32S-R data center network switch with 32x100GbE QSFP28 & 2x SFP+ port from the perspectives of its external & internal design, technical specifications, and supported operating system. In an era that the white box network switches are growing, it is still worthwhile and meaningful to take a good look at this Arista Networks Dcs-7060cx-32s.

∆ Figure1 The Internal Structure Display of Arista DCS-7060CX-32S

1. External Designs in Arista DCS-7060CX-32S

The case of the Arista DCS-7060CX-32S switch is 1U tall, applying to a standard 19-inch rack. What you can notice easily in the following picture is the 32*100G QSFP28 IO ports in the front of the case. 2 additional SFP+ port is provided on the left side of the front panel. On the right are two RJ45 network ports for management and a USB port for accessing log information. 

∆ Figure2 The Front Board of Arista DCS-7060CX-32S

There are four hot-swappable fans and two primary power modules on the rear of the Arista DCS-7060CX-32S network switch case. All the modules in the rear of the case are designed with a red hand grip, indicating that there will be hot air blowing out of the rear in such a case with built-in Rear-to-Front Air ducts.