Mx960 Component Redundancy; Mx960 Router Hardware And Cli Terminology Mapping - Juniper MX960 Hardware Manual

MX960 Component Redundancy

A fully configured router is designed so that no single point of failure can cause the entire system to fail.
Only a fully configured router provides complete redundancy. All other configurations provide partial
redundancy. The following major hardware components are redundant:
Host subsystem—The host subsystem consists of a Routing Engine and an SCB. The router can have
one or two host subsystems. If two host subsystems are installed, one functions as the master and the
other functions as the backup. If the master host subsystem (or either of its components) fails, the backup
can take over as the master. To operate, each host subsystem requires a Routing Engine installed directly
into in an SCB.
Power supplies—In the AC configuration with normal capacity AC power supplies, a minimum of three
power supplies is required to supply power to a fully configured router. All AC power supplies share the
load evenly. The addition of a fourth power supply provides full power redundancy. If one power supply
fails in a redundant configuration, the three remaining power supplies provide full power. In the DC
configuration and the AC configuration with high capacity power supplies, high-capacity second-generation
AC power supplies, and high-voltage second-generation universal power supplies, two power supplies
are required to supply power to a fully configured router. One power supply supports approximately
half of the components in the router, and the other power supply supports the remaining components.
The addition of two power supplies provides full power redundancy. If one or two power supplies fail,
the remaining power supplies can provide full power to the router.
Cooling system—The cooling system has redundant components, which are controlled by the host
subsystem. If one of the fans fails, the host subsystem increases the speed of the remaining fans to
provide sufficient cooling for the router indefinitely.
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MX960 Router Hardware and CLI Terminology Mapping

The MX960 router supports the components in Table 5 on page 13.
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