Arista ACE-S Campus case studies
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The Arista Certified Engineer – Campus (ACE-S Campus) is a professional credential for network engineers who design, deploy, and operate Arista-based campus networks. It suits engineers moving from legacy campus architectures to modern, automated, data-driven campus designs, as well as administrators responsible for wired and wireless campus infrastructure built on Arista platforms. The Arista ACE-S Campus case studies are 5 cases and about 2,060 words.
1MLAG Peer-Link Saturation During VSU Uplink Failure
A two-switch campus core runs MLAG between Core-A and Core-B over a 2x40G peer link (LACP bond, two members). Access closets dual-home via MLAG to both cores.
416 words, about 2 min2EOS Upgrade Window With Mixed Cognitive Campus Platforms
A campus has 140 switches: 60 older fixed 1G/10G access switches, 50 newer Cognitive Campus access switches with PoE, and 30 distribution switches. The team wants to standardize on a single EOS release across the campus within one maintenance window.
432 words, about 2 min3CloudVision Change Control for a Campus-Wide VLAN Push
An engineer uses CloudVision to push a new VLAN (VLAN 240, voice) and its associated SVI to 80 access switches across three buildings. The change is built as a single configlet applied to a container that includes all 80 switches.
430 words, about 2 min4PoE Budget and Cognitive Campus Access Switch Selection
A new building needs 96 access ports. Planned devices: 40 PoE IP phones (Class 4, ~15.4W each), 20 PoE access points (Class 6, ~51W each), 10 PoE cameras (Class 4, ~12.9W each), and 26 non-PoE desktops.
414 words, about 2 min5Segmentation and Observability for Guest and IoT on a Campus
A campus wants to segment guest Wi-Fi, IoT devices (badge readers, cameras, HVAC), and employee traffic. Today everything is in VLAN 10 with a flat subnet and a firewall at the core.
368 words, about 2 min