To install a QFX3000 QFabric system:
1. Install all the devices in their permanent location, connect the devices to earth ground,
and connect power to the devices. See:
•
Installing and Connecting a QFX3100 Director Device on page 213
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Installing and Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device on page 223
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Installing and Connecting a QFX3500 Device on page 259
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Installing and Connecting an EX4200 Switch
2. Ensure that each QFX3500 Node device is set to fabric mode. By default, the devices
work as standalone switches. You perform this step using the console (CON) port on
each QFX3500 Node device. Leave the QFX3500 Node devices powered on. See
Converting the Device Mode for a QFabric Switch Component.
3. Cable two Virtual Chassis of four EX4200 switches each. See Understanding Virtual
Chassis Hardware Configuration on an EX4200 Switch and Virtual Chassis Cabling
Configuration Examples for EX4200 Switches.
4. Interconnect the two Virtual Chassis using the 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ uplink ports.
These ports will later be configured in a LAG. See “Interconnecting Two Virtual Chassis
for QFabric System Control Plane Redundancy” on page 271.
5. Interconnect the two QFX3100 Director devices for control plane redundancy. See
“Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices in a Director Group” on page 274.
6. Connect each QFX Series device to each Virtual Chassis for control plane
interconnection. See:
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Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices to the Control Plane Network on page 275
•
Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device to the Control Plane Network on
page 278
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Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to the Control Plane Network on page 282
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Connecting a QFX3500Node Deviceto a QFX3008-I InterconnectDevice on page 284
7. Connect each QFX3500 Node device to each QFX3008-I Interconnect Device for
data plane interconnection. See “Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to a QFX3008-I
Interconnect Device” on page 284.
8. Configure each Virtual Chassis using the recommended configuration described in
Example: Configuring the Virtual Chassis for the QFabric Switch Control Plane. Leave
the Virtual Chassis powered on.
9. Power on each QFX3008-I Interconnect Device. See “Powering On a QFX3008-I
Interconnect Device” on page 253.
10. Power on the QFX3100 Director devices and complete the initial configuration for the
QFX3000 QFabric system described in “Configuring the QFabric System Initial Setup
on a QFX3100 Director Group” on page 287.
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