Chapter 2 Supported Hardware - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200-24T Software Manual

CHAPTER 2
Supported Hardware
J-EX4200 Switches Hardware Overview
J-EX4200 Switches
J-EX4200 Switches Hardware Overview on page 25
J-EX4200 Switch Models on page 26
J-EX8208 Switch Hardware Overview on page 27
J-EX8216 Switch Hardware Overview on page 30
J-EX Series Switches provide scalable connectivity for the enterprise market, including
branch offices, campus locations, and data centers. The switches run under Junos OS,
which provides Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, routing, and security services. The same
Junos OS code base that runs on J-EX Series switches also runs on all Dell PowerConnect
J-SRX Series Services Gateways.
J-EX4200 Switches on page 25
Uplink Modules on page 26
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ports on page 26
J-EX4200 switches provide connectivity for medium- and high-density environments
and scalability for growing networks. These switches can be deployed wherever you need
a high density of Gigabit Ethernet ports (24 to 480 ports) or redundancy. Typically,
J-EX4200 switches are used in large branch offices, campus wiring closets, and data
centers where they can be positioned as the top device in a rack to provide connectivity
for all the devices in the rack.
You can connect individual J-EX4200 switches together to form one unit and manage
the unit as a single chassis, called a Virtual Chassis. You can add more member switches
to the Virtual Chassis as needed, up to a total of 10 members.
J-EX4200 switches are available in models with 24 or 48 ports and with 8 ports equipped
for PoE. All models provide ports that have 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
connectors and optional 1-gigabit small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers or
10-gigabit small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers for use with fiber connections.
Additionally, a 24-port model provides 100Base-FX/1000Base-X SFP ports. This model
is typically used as a small distribution switch.
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