QFX5200-32C and QFX5200-32C-L Hardware
The QFX5200-32C and QFX5200-32C-L are compact 1 U standalone switches that provides a line rate
conguraon packet performance, very low latency, and a rich set of Layer 3 features. The roung
engine and control plane are driven by the 1.8 Ghz quad-core Intel CPU with 16 GB of memory and two
32 GB solid-state drives (SSD) for storage. The QFX5200-32C models run standard Junos Operang
System (OS); the QFX5200-32C-L models run Junos OS Evolved.
As shown in Figure 1 on page 3, the QFX5200-32C and QFX5200-32C-L are 100 Gigabit Ethernet
top-of-rack switches that support both quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP+), 100-Gbps QSFP+
(QSFP28) transceivers, and break out cables in the 32 QSFP28 sockets. The ports 0 through 31 can be
congured as either uplinks or as access ports. The QSFP28 ports are congured as 100-Gigabit
Ethernet ports by default, but can also be congured to speeds of 50, 40, 25, or 10-Gigabit Ethernet.
The QFX5200-32C and QFX5200-32C-L comes standard with redundant fans and redundant power
supplies. Switches can be ordered with either ports-to-FRUs or FRUs-to-ports airow. The
QFX5200-32C is available with AC or DC power supplies; the QFX5200-32C-L is available only with AC
power supplies.
Figure 1: QFX5200-32C Port Panel
The QFX5200-32C-L is supported as a standalone switch (Junos OS Evolved Release 18.3R1 only).
The QFX5200-32C can be used as:
• A standalone switch (Junos OS Release 15.1X53-D30 and later).
• A member in an all QFX5200-32C Virtual Chassis (Junos OS Release 17.3R2 and later).
You can create an all QFX5200-32C Virtual Chassis with up to three members. The QFX5200-32C is
used in all three member roles: primary RE, backup RE, and line card.
• A satellite device in a Junos Fusion Provider Edge system (Junos OS Release 18.1R2 and later). A
switch in standalone mode must be converted to a satellite device.
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