Removing Or Replacing A Member Switch Of A Virtual Chassis Configuration - Juniper EX4200 Hardware Manual

Example: Configuring Automatic Software Update on EX4200 Virtual Chassis Member Switches
Monitoring the Virtual Chassis Status and Statistics on EX Series Virtual Chassis

Removing or Replacing a Member Switch of a Virtual Chassis Configuration

You can remove or replace a member switch in a Virtual Chassis without disrupting network service on
the other member switches. You can retain the existing configuration of the member switch and apply it
to a new member switch, or you can free up the member ID and make it available for assignment to a new
member switch.
NOTE: When you add or delete member switches in a Virtual Chassis configuration, internal
routing changes might cause temporary traffic loss for a few seconds. Also, if removing a member
switch changes a mixed Virtual Chassis into a non-mixed Virtual Chassis, you must remove the
mixed mode setting on all member switches of the Virtual Chassis and reboot the Virtual Chassis;
network services are disrupted until the Virtual Chassis is up again.
This topic does not apply to:
A Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF).
Instead, see Removing a Device From a Virtual Chassis Fabric for VCF information.
A mixed Virtual Chassis that contains EX4200, EX4500, or EX4550 switches.
Instead, see Removing an EX4200, EX4500, or EX4550 Switch From a Mixed Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure).
An EX8200 Virtual Chassis.
To remove or replace a member switch of any other EX Series or QFX Series Virtual Chassis, use one of
the following procedures that matches what you want to do.
Remove a Member Switch and Make Its Member ID Available for Reassignment to a Different
Switch | 224
Remove, Repair, and Reinstall the Same Switch | 225
Remove a Member Switch, Replace It with a Different Switch, and Reapply the Old Configuration | 226
Replace a Member Switch With a Different Type of Switch That Changes the Virtual Chassis to
Mixed Mode | 229
223