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Configuring Mastership Using a Configuration File That Is Not Preprovisioned
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Setting an Uplink Module Port as a Virtual Chassis Port (CLI Procedure)
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To configure mastership of the Virtual Chassis through a configuration that is not

preprovisioned:

Power on only the switch that you want to function in the master role (SWA-0).
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Configure the highest possible mastership priority value (
2.
you want to function in the master role:
[edit virtual-chassis]
user@SWA-0# set member 0 mastership-priority 255
Configure the same mastership priority value (continue to edit the Virtual Chassis
3.
configuration on the master) for the member that you want to be the backup (SWA-1):
[edit virtual-chassis]
user@SWA-0# set member 1 mastership-priority 255
NOTE: We recommend that the master and backup have the same
mastership priority value to prevent the master and backup status from
switching back and forth between master and backup members in failover
conditions.
Use the default mastership priority value (
4.
or configure the mastership priority to a value that is lower than the value specified
for members functioning in the master and backup roles.
Example: Configuring a Virtual Chassis Using a Preprovisioned Configuration File on
page 752
Example: Expanding a Virtual Chassis Configuration in a Single Wiring Closet on page 722
Verifying the Member ID, Role, and Neighbor Member Connections of a Virtual Chassis
Member on page 807
Monitoring Virtual Chassis Configuration Status and Statistics on page 809
Configuring a Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure) on page 781
Configuring a Virtual Chassis (J-Web Procedure) on page 784
Understanding Virtual Chassis Configuration on page 704
You can interconnect J-EX4200 switches that are beyond the reach of the Virtual Chassis
cables as members of a Virtual Chassis configuration by installing the optional SFP or
SFP+ uplink module and connecting the uplink ports. You can also use the SFP network
ports on a J-EX4200-24F for this purpose. To use the uplink ports or SFP network ports
for interconnecting member switches, you must explicitly set the uplink ports as VCPs.
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