CHAPTER 5
Preparation Overview
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QFX5110 Site Preparation Checklist on page 43
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QFX5110 Environmental Requirements and Specifications on page 44
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General Site Guidelines on page 45
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Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines on page 46
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Virtual Chassis Fabric Hardware Overview on page 47
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Planning a Virtual Chassis Deployment using QFX Devices on page 48
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Planning a Virtual Chassis Fabric Deployment on page 51
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QFX5110 Rack Requirements on page 53
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QFX5110 Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance on page 55
QFX5110 Site Preparation Checklist
The checklist in Table 18 on page 43 summarizes the tasks you need to perform when
preparing a site for a QFX5110 installation.
Table 18: Site Preparation Checklist
DatePerformed ByFor More InformationItem or Task
Architecture
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Virtual Chassis Fabric Hardware
Overview on page 47
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Planning a Virtual Chassis Fabric
Deployment on page 51
Determine whether the QFX5110 device will
operate:
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standalone
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as a member in a Virtual Chassis
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as a spine or leaf in a Virtual Chassis Fabric
(VCF)
Environment
“QFX5110 Environmental
Requirements and Specifications”
on page 44
Verify that environmental factors such as
temperature and humidity do not exceed switch
tolerances.
Power
Measure the distance between external power
sources and switch installation site.
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