Understanding Virtual Chassis Fabric Configuration - Juniper QFX5110 Series Hardware Documentation

Flexibility—You can easily expand the size of your VCF by adding devices to the fabric as your networking
needs grow.
Investment protection—In environments that need to expand because the capabilities of a traditional
QFX Series Virtual Chassis are maximized, a VCF is often a logical upgrade option because it enables
the system to evolve without having to remove existing, previously purchased devices from the network.
Manageability—VCF provides multiple features that simplify configuration and management. VCF, for
instance, has an autoprovisioning feature that enables you to plug and play devices into the fabric after
minimal initial configuration. VCF leverages many of the existing configuration procedures from a Virtual
Chassis, so that you can configure and maintain a VCF easily if you are already familiar with the procedures
for configuring and maintaining a Virtual Chassis.
Release History Table
Release
17.3R1
RELATED DOCUMENTATION
Virtual Chassis Fabric Best Practices Guide
Network Configuration Example: MetaF abric™ Architecture 1.1: Configuring Virtual Chassis Fabric
and Network Director 1.6
Understanding Virtual Chassis Fabric Components

Understanding Virtual Chassis Fabric Configuration | 4

Autoprovisioning a Virtual Chassis Fabric | 368
Preprovisioning a Virtual Chassis Fabric | 373
Understanding Virtual Chassis Fabric Configuration
IN THIS SECTION
Virtual Chassis Fabric Setup | 5
Configuration File Management in a VCF | 7
Logging into a Virtual Chassis Fabric | 7
Understanding Interface Numbering | 7
Description
Starting in Junos OS Release 17.3R1, you can configure a QFX5110 VCF, which is a VCF
with QFX5110-32Q switches as the spine devices.
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