CHAPTER 1
QFX3000-G QFabric System Overview
QFabric System Overview
Legacy Data Center Architecture
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QFabric System Overview on page 3
Understanding the QFabric System Hardware Architecture on page 7
Understanding QFX3000-G QFabric System Hardware Configurations on page 10
Understanding the Director Group on page 12
Understanding Routing Engines in the QFabric System on page 13
Understanding Interconnect Devices on page 14
Understanding Node Devices on page 18
Understanding Node Groups on page 22
The architecture of legacy data centers contrasts significantly with the revolutionary
Juniper Networks data center solution.
Legacy Data Center Architecture on page 3
QFX Series QFabric System Architecture on page 5
Service providers and companies that support data centers are familiar with legacy
multi-tiered architectures, as seen in
Figure 1 on page
4.
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