Site Preparation; Plan A Virtual Chassis Fabric Deployment | 87 - Juniper QFX5110 Series Hardware Documentation

CHAPTER 7

Site Preparation

IN THIS CHAPTER

Plan a Virtual Chassis Fabric Deployment | 87

QFX5110 Site Preparation Checklist | 90
Site Preparation Checklist for a QFX5100 Device | 92
Site Preparation Checklist for a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device | 93
Site Preparation Checklist for a QFX3500 Device | 95
Site Preparation Checklist for EX4300 Switches | 97
QFX5110 Environmental Requirements and Specifications | 98
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for a QFX5100 Device | 99
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for QFX3600 and QFX3600-I Devices | 101
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for a QFX3500 Device | 102
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for EX Series Switches | 103
Plan a Virtual Chassis Fabric Deployment
A Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF) architecture supports up to 20 interconnected devices that are managed
as a logical single device. Supported platforms vary depending on the QFX Series switch chosen for the
spine. See Understanding Virtual Chassis Fabric Components and
on page 8 for supported configurations. Although the architecture has a powerful auto-provisioning
option, which allows you to plug and play the devices, careful planning of the deployment can avoid
unexpected results.
For example, if you perform any configuration level commands on one of the devices (including assigning
IP addresses or host names) you no longer can use auto-provisioning.
Use the following checklist to plan your deployment:
"Virtual Chassis Fabric Hardware Overview"
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