Figure 221: Qfx3500 Node Device Control Plane Connections - Juniper QFabric QFX3000-G Hardware Documentation

Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to a Copper-Based QFX3000-G QFabric System
Control Plane Network
Copyright © 2018, Juniper Networks, Inc.
Chapter 35: Cabling a Copper-Based Control Plane for the QFX3000-G QFabric System
A QFX3000-G QFabric system control plane and management network is formed by
connecting the QFX series devices in your network to two Virtual Chassis composed of
EX4200 or EX4300 switches. If you are creating a copper-based control plane network,
you use four EX Series Ethernet switches in each Virtual Chassis. QFX3500 Node devices
have an RJ-45 or SFP management board. Use the RJ-45 management ports (labeled
C0 and C1 ) to connect the QFX3500 Node device to each Virtual Chassis (see
Figure 221 on page 515).

Figure 221: QFX3500 Node Device Control Plane Connections

Use the following QFX3500 Node devices and EX4200 or EX4300 switches for a
copper-based QFX3000-M QFabric system control plane network:
QFX3500 Node devices with an RJ-45 management board installed. The RJ-45
management board provides two RJ-45 1-Gbps management ports labeled
.
C1
Virtual Chassis EX4200-48T or EX4300-48T switch members with an SFP+ uplink
module installed.
Before you begin to connect a QFX3500 Node device to the QFX3000-G QFabric system
control plane network:
Install your QFabric system hardware (Director group, Interconnect devices, and Node
devices). For more information, see
Device" on page 377, "Installing and Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device" on
page 389, "Installing and Connecting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device" on page
"Installing and Connecting a QFX3500 Device" on page
Install your Virtual Chassis hardware (EX4200 or EX4300 switches). For more
information, see "Installing and Connecting an EX4200 Switch" on page 491
and Connecting an EX4300 Switch" on page
Create two Virtual Chassis of four members each.
See "Cabling EX4200 or EX4300 Series Switches Virtual Chassis for a QFX3000-G
QFabric System Control Plane" on page
See Configuring an EX4200, EX4500, or EX4550 Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure) or
Configuring an EX2300, EX3400, or EX4300 Virtual Chassis.
EX Series EX Series
"Installing and Connecting a QFX3100 Director
492.
493.
C0 and
453, and
473.
or "Installing
515