Figure 25: Rear View of a DC-Powered EX9204 Switch
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Host Subsystem
Switching and routing functionality, system management, and system control functions
of an EX9204 switch are performed by the host subsystem. The host subsystem consists
of a Routing Engine functioning together with a Switch Fabric.
An EX9204 is a 4-slot chassis that provides two dedicated slots—labeled 1 and 2—for
line cards, one dedicated slot—labeled 0—for a host subsystem, and one multifunction
slot—labeled 1|0—for either a line card or a host subsystem.
You can install either one or two host subsystems in an EX9204 switch. A
base-configuration EX9204 switch has one host subsystem. A redundant-configuration
EX9204 switch has a second host subsystem. For more information, see EX9204 Switch
Configurations.
Line Cards
Line cards are field-replaceable units (FRUs) that you can install in the line card slots
and in the multifunctional slot on the front of the switch chassis. All line cards are
hot-removable and hot-insertable.
You can install up to three line cards in an EX9204 switch. Each EX9204 switch has two
dedicated line card slots—labeled 1 and 2—and a multifunction slot—labeled 1|0—that
you can use for either a line card or a host subsystem.
The line cards in EX9204 switches combine a Packet Forwarding Engine and Ethernet
interfaces in a single assembly. Table 29 on page 72 lists the line cards available for
EX9204 switches.
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