Juniper QFX3500 - Understanding QFX Series Virtual Chassis; QFX Virtual Chassis Overview

temperature thresholds, chassis alarms occur and the QFX3500 device may shut
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Understanding QFX Series Virtual Chassis
This topic discusses QFX Series Virtual Chassis. A QFX Series Virtual Chassis is a supported
combination of interconnected QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5110, and EX4300
switches operating as one logical device and managed as a single chassis. Switches in
a Virtual Chassis are called members of the Virtual Chassis.
This topic does not discuss Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF). For information on understanding
VCF, see Virtual Chassis Fabric Overview.
This topic includes:
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QFX Virtual Chassis Overview on page 8
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QFX5110 Switches in a Virtual Chassis on page 9
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QFX5100 Switches in a Virtual Chassis on page 10
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QFX3500 and QFX3600 Switches in a Virtual Chassis on page 11
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EX4300 Switches in a QFX Series Virtual Chassis on page 11
QFX Virtual Chassis Overview
A QFX Series Virtual Chassis is a flexible, scaling switch solution for supported
combinations of QFX3500, QFX3600,QFX5100, and QFX5110 switches.EX4300switches
can also be included in some configurations of a QFX Series Virtual Chassis..
In a QFX Series Virtual Chassis, you can interconnect up to ten standalone switches in
the following combinations into one logical device, and manage the logical device as a
single chassis:
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QFX5110 switches or a combination of QFX5110 and QFX5100 switches (a non-mixed
Virtual Chassis)
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QFX5100 switches (a non-mixed Virtual Chassis)
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QFX5100 switches with any combination of QFX3500, QFX3600, or EX4300 switches
(a mixed mode Virtual Chassis)
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QFX3500switches or QFX3600switches, or a combination of QFX3500 and QFX3600
switches (a non-mixed Virtual Chassis)
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QFX3500 or QFX3600 switches with EX4300 switches, or a combination of all three
types of switches (a mixed mode Virtual Chassis)
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