Benefits Of The Ex4500 Switch; Software; Ex4500 Switches First View - Juniper EX4500 Hardware Manual

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Benefits of the EX4500 Switch

Compact solution—The EX4500 switch supports up to 48 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports in a 2 rack units (2
U) chassis.
Support for Virtual Chassis—EX4500 switches support Virtual Chassis technology. You can interconnect
up to 10 EX4200 switches, EX4500 switches, or EX4550 switches to form a Virtual Chassis.
Energy efficiency—The 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports consume less than eight watts, thereby offering a low
power solution for top-of-rack, end-of-row, and aggregation deployments.

Software

Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches run Junos OS, which provides Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching,
routing, and security services. The same Junos OS code base that runs on EX Series switches also runs on
all Juniper Networks M Series, MX Series, and T Series routers, and SRX Series Services Gateways.

EX4500 Switches First View

EX4500 switches provide connectivity for high-density 10-Gigabit Ethernet data center top-of-rack and
aggregation deployments. Typically, EX4500 switches are used in data centers where they can be positioned
as the top device in a rack to provide connectivity for all devices in the rack.
The EX4500 switch is 2 rack units (2 U) in size. Each EX4500 switch is designed to optimize rack space
utilization and cabling. See Figure 1 on page 21, Figure 2 on page 22, and Figure 3 on page 22.
NOTE: The side of the switch where the network ports are located is the front of the switch.
Figure 1: EX4500 Switch Front