FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

TEMPLETON MARK B	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
6/1/2017 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Arista Networks, Inc. [ANET]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

5453 GREAT AMERICAN PARKWAY	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Restricted Stock Unit-1  	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock  	5240   (2)	$0.0  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	The reporting person was granted 5,240 RSU's on June 1, 2017. 1/12th of the shares vest on August 20, 2017 and will continue to vest at the same rate on each quarterly vest date thereafter. A quarterly vest date is the first market trading day on or after February 20, May 20, August 20, or November 20 of each year.	
(2) 	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock upon vesting.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
TEMPLETON MARK B
5453 GREAT AMERICAN PARKWAY
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054	X				

Signatures		
By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Atty-in-Fact For: Mark B. Templeton		6/5/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
 The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Arista Networks, Inc. (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Ita Brennan and Marc Taxay, the undersigneds true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
1. complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all amendments thereto as such attorneys-in-fact shall in their discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigneds ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company; and
2. do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Company and such other person or agency as the attorneys-in-fact shall deem appropriate. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of June, 2017.

Signature: /s/Mark B. Templeton
Print Name:  Mark B. Templeton