Planning The Virtual Chassis; Understanding Ex4200, Ex4500, And Ex4550 Virtual Chassis Hardware; Configurations; Ports Used To Interconnect Virtual Chassis Members - Juniper EX4500 Hardware Manual

CHAPTER 10

Planning the Virtual Chassis

Understanding EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis Hardware Configurations

Ports Used to Interconnect Virtual Chassis Members

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Understanding EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis Hardware

Configurations on page 113
Planning EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis on page 116
You can interconnect EX4200 switches together to form a Virtual Chassis composed
exclusively of EX4200 switches. You can interconnect EX4500 switches together to
form a Virtual Chassis composed exclusively of EX4500 switches. You can interconnect
EX4550 switches together to form a Virtual Chassis composed exclusively of EX4550
switches. You can also interconnect EX4200 switches with EX4500 switches or with
EX4550 switches or with both switches to form a mixed Virtual Chassis.
This topic covers:
Ports Used to Interconnect Virtual Chassis Members on page 113
Number of Switches, Required Software Releases, and Member Roles That You
Configure in the Virtual Chassis on page 114
Virtual Chassis Module on page 115
Switch Role and Member ID on the LCD Panel on page 116
You can use the following ports to connect Virtual Chassis members:
On EX4200 switches:
The dedicated Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs) on each switch
SFP, SFP+, or XFP uplink module ports configured as VCPs
SFP network ports on EX4200-24F switches configured as VCPs
On EX4500 switches:
The dedicated VCPs on the Virtual Chassis module
SFP+ network ports configured as VCPs
SFP+ uplink module ports configured as VCPs
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