Juniper EX4500 Hardware Manual page 5

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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
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Pinout Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Console Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
USB Port Specifications for an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
RJ-45 Port, QSFP+ Port, SFP+ Port, and SFP Port Connector Pinout
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Virtual Chassis Ports Connector Pinout Information for EX4500 Switches . . . . 109
Planning the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Understanding EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis Hardware
Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ports Used to Interconnect Virtual Chassis Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Number of Switches, Required Software Releases, and Member Roles That
You Configure in the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Virtual Chassis Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Switch Role and Member ID on the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Planning EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Initial Installation and Configuration
Unpacking the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Unpacking an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Registering Products-Mandatory for Validating SLAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Installing and Connecting an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Mounting an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mounting an EX4500 Switch on Two Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mounting an EX4500 Switch on Four Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Mounting an EX4500 Switch in a Recessed Position in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . 132
Installing and Removing EX4500 Switch Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Connecting AC Power to an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Connecting DC Power to an EX4500 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Connecting a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Connecting a Device to a Management Console by Using an RJ-45
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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