Arista 7280CR2A-30-F Switch

Key Features of the Arista 7280 Switch

Next-Generation Data Center Switching Platform

The Arista DCS-7280CR2A-30-F represents a significant advancement in data center switching technology, delivering exceptional performance and flexibility for modern data center environments. This powerful platform from Arista Networks combines high port density with impressive throughput capabilities, making the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F an ideal solution for bandwidth-intensive applications. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F features a carefully balanced design that optimizes both performance and operational efficiency, ensuring organizations receive maximum value from their network infrastructure investment.

With its sophisticated architecture, the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F provides the foundation for next-generation data center networks that require both scalability and intelligence. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F delivers consistent, predictable performance even under demanding workloads, enabling businesses to maintain service quality as application requirements evolve. Organizations implementing the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F experience improved application responsiveness and enhanced operational efficiency, directly contributing to better business outcomes and competitive advantage.

Advanced Thermal Design for Reliability

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F implements an innovative thermal architecture that ensures optimal operation in diverse data center environments. Through its efficient cooling system, the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F maintains component temperatures within ideal operating ranges, extending hardware lifespan and reducing failure risks. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F features rear-to-front airflow, making it compatible with modern hot-aisle/cold-aisle data center designs that maximize cooling efficiency.

Arista Networks has engineered the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F with reliability as a core design principle, incorporating redundant cooling components that ensure continued operation even if individual fans fail. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F’s thermal management system continuously monitors environmental conditions and adjusts cooling performance accordingly, preventing thermal-related issues before they impact service availability. This advanced thermal design contributes to the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F’s impressive uptime statistics and reduced maintenance requirements, directly translating to lower operational costs and higher business continuity.

Comprehensive Connectivity Options

The Arista DCS-7280CR2A-30-F offers exceptional connectivity flexibility through its diverse port configuration. With 30 100G QSFP ports, the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F provides substantial bandwidth capacity for connecting high-performance computing clusters, storage systems, and other bandwidth-intensive applications. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F supports breakout cables that enable each 100G port to be split into multiple lower-speed connections, maximizing deployment flexibility and port utilization.

Organizations can leverage the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F’s connectivity options to build networks that precisely match their specific requirements without overprovisioning. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F supports a wide range of transceivers and cables, enabling cost-effective connectivity across various distances and media types. This flexibility makes the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F an ideal platform for diverse applications from high-frequency trading environments where latency is critical to large-scale cloud deployments where scale and density are paramount.

Intelligent Network Operating System

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F runs Arista’s EOS (Extensible Operating System), a modern, programmable network operating system that enhances both functionality and manageability. EOS provides the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F with a stable, feature-rich foundation that supports advanced networking protocols alongside programmability features that simplify automation. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F benefits from EOS’s unique architecture that separates the control plane from the data plane, ensuring continued forwarding even during control plane operations.

Network administrators can leverage the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F’s programmable interfaces to implement data-driven operational models that improve efficiency and reduce management costs. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F supports sophisticated telemetry capabilities that provide real-time visibility into network performance and health, enabling proactive management rather than reactive troubleshooting. These capabilities make the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F an ideal platform for organizations focused on modernizing their network operations while making significant improvements in operational efficiency.

Specifications of the Arista 7280 Switch

Hardware Specifications

The Arista DCS-7280CR2A-30-F features a robust hardware platform engineered for reliability and performance in demanding data center environments:

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F is designed with reliability as a core principle, featuring redundant power supplies and efficient cooling systems that ensure continued operation in demanding conditions. The number of interfaces and their high-speed capabilities make the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F ideal for high-density data center deployments. The switch includes sophisticated hardware acceleration for routing and switching functions, ensuring wire-speed performance across all ports simultaneously.

Software Capabilities

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F runs Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System), providing a comprehensive set of networking features:

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F benefits from Arista’s consistent EOS software across its entire product line, ensuring operational consistency when deploying mixed hardware platforms. Arista Networks provides regular software updates for the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F, delivering both new features and security patches to maintain optimal functionality. The software architecture of the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F supports hitless upgrades, allowing software updates without service interruption.

Performance Specifications

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F delivers exceptional performance metrics suitable for demanding data center applications:

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F provides the processing capacity required for large-scale data center environments with substantial routing and switching requirements. Its deep buffer architecture ensures consistent performance during traffic microbursts that are common in modern applications. The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F’s forwarding capabilities maintain deterministic performance even when multiple services are enabled simultaneously.

Comparison with Related Models

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F offers specific advantages compared to other models in the Arista 7280R Series:

The DCS-7280CR2A-30-F is positioned as a mid-range option within the 7280R series from Arista Networks. Compared to the higher-end DCS-7280CR3-32P4, the DCS-7280CR2A-30-F offers slightly fewer 100G ports and lacks 400G capability, but provides excellent value for environments that don’t require the absolute highest port density. For organizations needing higher port counts, the DCS-7280CR2A-60 offers twice the number of 100G ports in a 2RU form factor, making it suitable for larger deployments with more extensive connectivity requirements.

At Network Republic, our end-user accounts are covered by a 1-Year Warranty on all hardware—whether New, New Open Box, New Pull, Refurbished, or Refurbished by Manufacturer —from the date of delivery. This warranty covers hardware defects under normal use and allows for repair, replacement, or in-house credit at our discretion.

For resellers and wholesale purchases, we offer a 30-Day Warranty limited strictly to functional issues or defects upon arrival, including dead-on-arrival (DOA) items; it does not apply to problems arising after prolonged use. Resellers are responsible for inspecting and testing products within the 30-day window. This warranty excludes accidental damage, misuse, cosmetic wear, third-party modifications, and software-related issues unrelated to hardware failure. Check out our full warranty policy here.

Software licenses are not covered under the standard return and warranty policies and need to be activated on the hardware within 7 days of receipt. Any issues need to be reported immediately, within 10 days, so we can issue an exchange. Under no circumstances will refunds be issued for software licenses.