Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter 9 Unpacking and Mounting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Installing and Connecting a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Unpacking a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Mounting a QFX3500 Device in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Before You Begin Rack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Two Mounting Rails Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Four Mounting Rails Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 10 Connecting the QFX3500 Device to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Connecting Earth Ground to a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . 85
Connecting DC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 11 Connecting the Device to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting a Device to a Management Console by Using an RJ-45
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Connecting QFX Series and EX Series Switches in a QFX Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . 95
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Valid Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cabling QFX3500 Switches in a QFX5100 Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cabling QFX3600 Switches in a QFX Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cabling a Mixed QFX Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Connecting a QFX3500 or QFX3600 Switch in a QFX5100 Virtual Chassis
Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chapter 12 Performing Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring a QFX3500 Device as a Standalone Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Adding a New Switch to an Existing QFX Series Virtual Chassis (CLI
Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Configuring a QFX Series Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Understanding the Licensing Requirements for a QFX Series Virtual
Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Configuring a QFX Series Virtual Chassis with a Preprovisioned Configuration
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Configuring a QFX Series Virtual Chassis with a Nonprovisioned Configuration
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Part 4 Installing, Maintaining, and Replacing Components
Chapter 13 Replacing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installing and Removing QFX3500 Device Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installing a Fan Tray in a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Removing a Fan Tray from a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Installing a Power Supply in a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Removing a Power Supply from a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Installing a Management Board in a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Removing a Management Board from a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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