Juniper EX9214 Installation instructions

EX9214 Switch Hardware Guide
Modified: 2017-07-17
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Table of Contents
AbouttheDocumentation............................................xix
DocumentationandReleaseNotes.................................xix
SupportedPlatforms............................................xix
DocumentationConventions......................................xix
DocumentationFeedback........................................xxi
RequestingTechnicalSupport....................................xxii
Self-Help Online Tools and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
OpeningaCasewithJTAC....................................xxii
Part 1 Overview
Chapter1 Switch Overview ...................................................3
EX9214SwitchHardwareOverview.....................................3
Software .......................................................3
ChassisPhysicalSpecifications.....................................3
HostSubsystem.................................................5
LineCards......................................................6
CoolingSystem..................................................7
PowerSupplies..................................................7
EX9214SwitchConfigurations..........................................8
EX9214 Switch Hardware and CLI Terminology Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2 Chassis Components and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chassis Physical Specifications of an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Field-Replaceable Units in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Understanding EX9214 Switch Component and Functionality Redundancy . . . . . 21
CraftInterfaceinanEX9200Switch....................................22
HostSubsystemLEDs...........................................24
FanLEDs......................................................24
PowerSupply(PEM)LEDs........................................25
Switch Fabric LEDs and Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LineCardLEDsandControlButtons................................25
Alarm LEDs and Alarm Cutoff Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
AlarmRelayContacts............................................27
MidplaneinanEX9200Switch........................................27
Routing Engine Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switch Fabric Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
HostSubsysteminanEX9200Switch..................................36
Network Port LEDs on Line Cards in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Modular Interface Card LED in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Routing Engine Module LEDs in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Switch Fabric Module LEDs in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter3 CoolingSystemandAirflow........................................43
Cooling System and Airflow in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
FanTray.......................................................43
Airflow Direction in the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................45
ACPowerSupplyinanEX9214Switch..................................45
ACPowerSupplyDescription......................................45
ACPowerSupplyConfigurations...................................47
AC Power Supply LEDs in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
DCPowerSupplyinanEX9214Switch..................................49
DCPowerSupplyDescription.....................................50
DCPowerSupplyConfigurations...................................51
DC Power Supply LEDs in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter5 LineCards........................................................55
Line Card Model and Version Compatibility in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard...........................................57
LineCardModels...............................................58
LineCardComponents...........................................58
EX9200-4QSLineCard..............................................59
LineCardModels...............................................59
LineCardComponents..........................................60
EX9200-6QSLineCard.............................................60
LineCardModels................................................61
LineCardComponents...........................................62
EX9200-MPCLineCard.............................................62
LineCardModels...............................................63
LineCardComponents...........................................64
EX9200-12QSLineCard.............................................66
LineCardModels...............................................66
LineCardComponents...........................................67
EX9200-32XSLineCard.............................................68
LineCardModels...............................................68
LineCardComponents...........................................69
EX9200-40TLineCard..............................................69
LineCardModels...............................................70
LineCardComponents...........................................70
EX9200-40FLineCard...............................................71
LineCardModels................................................71
LineCardComponents...........................................72
EX9200-40F-MLineCard............................................72
LineCardModels................................................72
LineCardComponents...........................................73
EX9200-40XSLineCard.............................................74
LineCardModels................................................74
LineCardComponents...........................................75
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LineCardLEDinanEX9200Switch....................................75
Configuring Rate Selectability on an EX9200-12QS Line Card to Enable Different
PortSpeeds....................................................76
Configuring Rate Selectability at the PIC Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring Rate Selectability at the Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Part 2 Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................83
Site Preparation Checklist for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . 85
GeneralSiteGuidelines..............................................89
SiteElectricalWiringGuidelines.......................................89
RackRequirements.................................................90
CabinetRequirements...............................................91
Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for an EX9214
Switch ........................................................92
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................95
Power Requirements for EX9200 Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
AC Power Supply Specifications for EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
AC Power Cord Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
DC Power Supply Specifications for EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Grounding Cable and Lug Specifications for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Grounding Points Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Grounding Cable Lug Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Grounding Cable Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Calculating the EX Series Switch Fiber-Optic Cable Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Calculating the EX Series Switch Fiber-Optic Cable Power Margin . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pluggable Transceivers Supported on EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Pluggable Transceivers Supported on EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
CableSpecifications.............................................111
Standards Supported by These Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
CableSpecifications.............................................117
ManagementCableSpecifications....................................122
Understanding EX Series Switches Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation,
andDispersion.................................................123
Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Chapter9 PinoutSpecifications.............................................125
Console Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
USB Port Specifications for an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................131
UnpackingtheEX9200Switch........................................131
Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Registering Products—Mandatory for Validating SLAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................137
Installing and Connecting an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Installing a Mounting Shelf in a Rack or Cabinet for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . 138
Moving the Mounting Brackets for Center-Mounting an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . 140
Mounting an EX9200 Switch on a Rack or Cabinet Using a Mechanical Lift . . . . 141
Installing and Removing EX9214 Switch Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground ...................................................148
Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch ....................................................151
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Connecting AC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Powering On an AC-Powered EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Connecting DC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Powering On a DC-Powered EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Connecting an EX9200 Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . 165
Connecting an EX9200 Switch to a Management Console or an Auxiliary
Device .......................................................166
Connecting the EX9200 Switch to an External Alarm-Reporting Device . . . . . . . 167
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch .......................................................168
ConnectingaFiber-OpticCable......................................169
Chapter 14 Performing Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
EX9200 Switch Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Connecting and Configuring an EX9200 Switch (CLI Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Part 4 Installing, Maintaining, and Replacing Components
Chapter15 RemovingtheSwitch.............................................179
PoweringOffanEX9200Switch......................................179
Removing an EX9200 Switch from a Rack or Cabinet Using a Mechanical Lift . . 180
Chapter 16 Replacing Cooling System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Installing a Fan Tray in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Removing a Fan Tray from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
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Chapter17 ReplacingPowerSupply..........................................189
Installing an AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Removing an AC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Installing a DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Removing a DC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Chapter 18 Replacing Routing Engine (RE) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Installing an RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Removing an RE Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Taking the Host Subsystem Offline in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Chapter 19 Upgrading and Replacing Switch Fabric (SF) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Upgrading an EX9200-SF to an EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Preparing the EX9200 Switch for an EX9200-SF2 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
PoweringOfftheSwitch........................................206
Removing a Routing Engine from an EX9200-SF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Replacing the EX9200-SF with the EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Installing a Routing Engine into an EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
PoweringOntheSwitch.........................................207
Completing the EX9200-SF2 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Installing an SF Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Removing an SF Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Chapter 20 Maintaining and Replacing Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Handling and Storing Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
HoldingaLineCard.............................................216
StoringaLineCard.............................................218
Maintaining Line Card Cables in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Installing a Line Card in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Removing a Line Card from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Chapter 21 Replacing a MIC in an EX9200-MPC Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Installing a MIC in an EX9200-MPC Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Removing a MIC from an EX9200-MPC Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Chapter22 Replacing Transceiver ............................................235
InstallingaTransceiver..............................................235
RemovingaTransceiver.............................................237
Chapter23 ReplacingAlarmRelayWire.......................................241
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch .......................................................241
Disconnecting the Alarm Relay Wires from the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch .......................................................242
Chapter 24 Maintaining and Replacing Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ConnectingaFiber-OpticCable......................................243
Disconnecting a Fiber-Optic Cable from a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
MaintainingFiber-OpticCables.......................................245
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Chapter 25 Replacing Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Installing the Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Removing the Cable Management Bracket from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . 248
Chapter26 Routine Maintenance .............................................251
Routine Maintenance Procedures for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Handling and Storing Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
HoldingaLineCard.............................................252
StoringaLineCard.............................................254
Maintaining Line Card Cables in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Maintaining Power Supplies in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Maintaining the Air Filter in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Maintaining Host Subsystem in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Maintaining the Fan Tray in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 27 Contacting Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or
Components ....................................................263
Returning an EX9200 Switch or Component for Repair or Replacement . . . . . . 263
Locating the Serial Number on an EX9214 Switch or Component . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Listing the Switch and Components Details with the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Locating the Serial Number ID Label on an EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . 266
Locating Serial Number ID Labels on FRU Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Contacting Customer Support to Obtain Return Material Authorization . . . . . . . 270
Packing an EX9200 Switch or Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
PackinganEX9200Switch.......................................271
Packing EX9200 Switch Components for Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Part 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter28 TroubleshootingProcedures.......................................277
Troubleshooting the Cooling System in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Troubleshooting Power Supplies in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Troubleshooting Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Troubleshooting Traffic Drops on EX9200-6QS Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Chapter 29 Alarms and System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Understanding Alarm Types and Severity Levels on EX Series Switches . . . . . . 283
Chassis Component Alarm Conditions on EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
BackupRoutingEngineAlarms...................................290
MonitoringSystemLogMessages.....................................292
Part 6 Safety and Compliance Information
Chapter 30 General Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Definitions of Safety Warning Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
QualifiedPersonnelWarning.........................................302
Warning Statement for Norway and Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Chapter31 FireSafetyRequirements.........................................305
FireSafetyRequirements...........................................305
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Chapter 32 Installation Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
InstallationInstructionsWarning......................................307
ChassisLiftingGuidelines...........................................308
RestrictedAccessWarning..........................................308
RampWarning....................................................310
Rack-Mounting and Cabinet-Mounting Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
GroundedEquipmentWarning........................................314
Chapter 33 Radiation and Laser Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Radiation from Open Port Apertures Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
GeneralLaserSafetyGuidelines...................................318
Class1LaserProductWarning....................................319
Class1LEDProductWarning.....................................319
LaserBeamWarning............................................319
Chapter 34 Maintenance and Operational Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Maintenance and Operational Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
BatteryHandlingWarning........................................321
JewelryRemovalWarning........................................322
LightningActivityWarning.......................................323
OperatingTemperatureWarning..................................324
ProductDisposalWarning.......................................325
Chapter 35 Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
General Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Action to Take After an Electrical Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
AC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
ACPowerDisconnectionWarning.....................................331
DC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines for Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
DCPowerDisconnectionWarning.....................................335
DC Power Grounding Requirements and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
DCPowerWiringSequenceWarning...................................337
DC Power Wiring Terminations Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Multiple Power Supplies Disconnection Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
TNPowerWarning.................................................340
Chapter 36 Agency Approvals and Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Agency Approvals for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Battery Compliance Statement for Environmental Requirements for EX Series
Switches .....................................................344
Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements for EX Series Switches . . . . . . 344
Canada ......................................................345
EuropeanCommunity...........................................345
Israel ........................................................345
Japan........................................................346
Korea........................................................346
UnitedStates.................................................346
FCCPart15Statement..........................................346
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Nonregulatory Environmental Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Compliance Statements for Acoustic Noise for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . 348
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List of Figures
Part 1 Overview
Chapter1 Switch Overview ...................................................3
Figure 1: Front View of an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 2: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Chassis Components and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure4:EX9214Switch..............................................17
Figure 5: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 6: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 7: Craft Interface in an EX9204 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 8: Craft Interface in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 9: Craft Interface in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 10: Alarm Relay Contacts in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 11: Midplane in an EX9204 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 12: Midplane in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 13: Midplane in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 14: EX9200-RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 15: EX9200-RE2 Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure16:SFModuleEX9200-SF......................................34
Figure17:SFModuleEX9200-SF2.....................................35
Figure18:CableManagementBracket...................................41
Chapter3 CoolingSystemandAirflow........................................43
Figure 19: Fan Tray Used in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 20: Air Filter Used in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 21: Airflow Through the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................45
Figure 22: AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 23: DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter5 LineCards........................................................55
Figure24:EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard..................................58
Figure25:EX9200-4QSLineCard.....................................60
Figure26:EX9200-6QSLineCard......................................61
Figure27:EX9200-MPCLineCard.....................................63
Figure28:EX9200-10XS-MIC.........................................64
Figure29:EX9200-20F-MIC..........................................65
Figure30:EX9200-40T-MIC.........................................65
Figure31:EX9200-12QSLineCard.....................................67
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Figure32:EX9200-32XSLineCard.....................................69
Figure33:EX9200-40TLineCard......................................70
Figure34:EX9200-40FLineCard......................................71
Figure35:EX9200-40F-MLineCard....................................73
Figure36:EX9200-40XSLineCard....................................75
Part 2 Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................83
Figure 37: Airflow Through an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 38: Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for
an EX9214 Switch with AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 39: Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for
an EX9214 Switch with DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................95
Figure40:ACPlugTypes.............................................98
Figure 41: Grounding Lug for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Figure 42: SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 43: QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . 117
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................131
Figure 44: Contents of the Shipping Crate for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure 45: Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................137
Figure 46: Installing the Mounting Shelf on an Open-Frame Rack . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Figure 47: Installing the Switch in an Open-Frame Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Figure 48: Connecting the Grounding Lug to a Switch Mounted on Four Posts of
aRack........................................................151
Figure 49: Connecting a Grounding Cable to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Figure 50: Connecting AC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Figure 51: Connecting DC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Figure52:EthernetCableConnector...................................165
Figure 53: Ethernet Management Port on the RE Module in EX9200 Switches . . 166
Figure54:EthernetCableConnector...................................166
Figure 55: Console and Auxiliary Ports on the RE Module in EX9200 Switches . . 167
Figure56:AlarmRelayContacts......................................168
Figure57:AlarmRelayContacts......................................169
Figure 58: Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to an Optical Transceiver Installed
inaDevice....................................................170
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Part 4 Installing, Maintaining, and Replacing Components
Chapter 16 Replacing Cooling System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Figure 59: Installing a Fan Tray in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Figure 60: Installing the Upper Fan Tray in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Figure 61: Removing a Fan Tray from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Figure 62: Removing the Upper Fan Tray in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter17 ReplacingPowerSupply..........................................189
Figure 63: Installing an AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Figure 64: Removing an AC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Figure 65: Installing a DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Figure 66: Removing a DC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Chapter 18 Replacing Routing Engine (RE) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Figure 67: Installing an RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Figure 68: Removing an RE Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Chapter 19 Upgrading and Replacing Switch Fabric (SF) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Figure 69: Installing an SF Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Figure 70: Removing an SF Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Chapter 20 Maintaining and Replacing Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Figure71:EdgesoftheLineCards......................................215
Figure 72: Do Not Grasp the Connector Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 73: Do Not Rest the Edge of a Line Card on a Hard Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 74: Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Figure75:InstallingaLineCard.......................................222
Figure 76: Removing a Line Card from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Chapter 21 Replacing a MIC in an EX9200-MPC Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Figure77:InstallingtheSeptum.......................................227
Figure78:RemovingtheSeptum......................................227
Figure 79: Installing an EX9200-10XS-MIC or EX9200-20F-MIC . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Figure 80: Installing an EX9200-40T-MIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Figure 81: Removing an EX9200-10XS-MIC or EX9200-20F-MIC . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Figure 82: Removing an EX9200-40T-MIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Chapter22 Replacing Transceiver ............................................235
Figure83:InstallingaTransceiver.....................................237
Figure 84: Removing an SFP, SFP+, XFP, or a QSFP+ Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chapter23 ReplacingAlarmRelayWire.......................................241
Figure85:AlarmRelayContacts......................................242
Figure86:AlarmRelayContacts......................................242
Chapter 24 Maintaining and Replacing Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Figure 87: Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to an Optical Transceiver Installed in
aDevice......................................................244
Chapter 25 Replacing Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Figure 88: Installing the Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . 248
Figure 89: Removing the Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
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Chapter26 Routine Maintenance .............................................251
Figure90:EdgesoftheLineCards....................................252
Figure 91: Do Not Grasp the Connector Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Figure 92: Do Not Rest the Edge of a Line Card on a Hard Surface . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Chapter 27 Contacting Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or
Components ....................................................263
Figure 93: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on EX9214 Switch Chassis . . 267
Figure 94: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on an AC Power Supply . . . . 268
Figure 95: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on a DC Power Supply . . . . . 268
Figure 96: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the SF Module . . . . . . . . . 269
Figure 97: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the RE Module . . . . . . . . . 269
Figure 98: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the Fan Tray . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Part 6 Safety and Compliance Information
Chapter 35 Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Figure 99: Placing a Component into an Antistatic Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
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List of Tables
AbouttheDocumentation.........................................xix
Table1:NoticeIcons.................................................xx
Table2:TextandSyntaxConventions...................................xx
Part 1 Overview
Chapter1 Switch Overview ...................................................3
Table 3: Line Cards for EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 4: Power Supplies Supported on EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 5: EX9214 Switch Hardware Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 6: CLI Equivalents of Terms Used in Documentation for EX9214
Switches ......................................................10
Chapter 2 Chassis Components and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 7: Physical Specifications of the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table8:FRUsinanEX9200Switch....................................19
Table 9: Host Subsystem LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 10: Fan LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 11: Power Supply LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 12: Switch Fabric Module LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 13: Line Card LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 14: Alarm LEDs and Alarm Cutoff/Lamp Test Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 15: Routing Engine Module Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 16: Network Port LEDs on Line Cards in an EX9200 Switch—Link/Activity
LED...........................................................37
Table 17: Network Port LEDs on Line Cards in an EX9200 Switch—Status
LED ..........................................................38
Table 18: MIC LED for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 19: LEDs on the EX9200-RE Routing Engine Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 20: LEDs on the EX9200-RE2 Routing Engine Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 21: SF Module LEDs of an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................45
Table 22: AC Power Supply LEDs in EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Table 23: DC Power Supply LEDs in EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter5 LineCards........................................................55
Table 24: Line Card Models for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table25:EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard...................................58
Table26:EX9200-4QSLineCard......................................59
Table27:EX9200-6QSLineCard......................................61
Table28:EX9200-MPC..............................................63
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Table29:EX9200-12QSLineCard.....................................66
Table30:EX9200-32XSLineCard.....................................68
Table31:EX9200-40TLineCard......................................70
Table32:EX9200-40FLineCard.......................................71
Table33:EX9200-40F-MLineCard....................................73
Table34:EX9200-40XSLineCard.....................................74
Table 35: LED on Line Cards for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 36: Active Physical Ports on EX9200-12QS Line Card Based on the
number-of-portsConfiguration....................................78
Part 2 Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................83
Table37:SitePreparationChecklist....................................83
Table 38: EX Series Switch Environmental Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Table 39: Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 40: Rack Requirements and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Table 41: Cabinet Requirements and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................95
Table 42: EX9200 Switch Component Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Table 43: AC Power Supply Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 44: AC Power System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Table 45: AC Power Cord Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Table 46: DC Power Supply Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Table 47: DC Power System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Table 48: Grounding Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Table 49: Estimated Values for Factors Causing Link Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Table 50: Software Support for SFP+ Passive Direct Attach Copper Cables for
EXSeriesSwitches..............................................111
Table 51: SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 52: Software Support for QSFP+ Passive Direct Attach Copper Cables for
EXSeriesSwitches..............................................117
Table 53: QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 54: Specifications of Cables to Connect to Management Devices . . . . . . . 122
Chapter9 PinoutSpecifications.............................................125
Table 55: Console Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table 56: RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 57: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................131
Table 58: Parts List for Different EX9214 Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Table59:AccessoryBoxPartsList.....................................135
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................137
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Table 60: Mounting Hardware Hole Locations in an Open-Frame Rack or
Cabinet.......................................................138
Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Table 61: Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground.......................................................148
Table 62: Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch........................................................151
Part 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 29 Alarms and System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Table63:AlarmTerms..............................................283
Table 64: Chassis Component Alarm Conditions on EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . 284
Table 65: Backup Routing Engine Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Table 66: Filtering System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Table 67: Viewing System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
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About the Documentation
•Documentation and Release Notes on page xix
•Supported Platforms on page xix
•Documentation Conventions on page xix
•Documentation Feedback on page xxi
•Requesting Technical Support on page xxii
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For the features described in this document, the following platforms are supported:
•EX9214
Documentation Conventions
Table 1 on page xx defines notice icons used in this guide.
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Table 1: Notice Icons
DescriptionMeaningIcon
Indicates important features or instructions.Informational note
Indicates a situation that might result in loss of data or hardware damage.Caution
Alerts you to the risk of personal injury or death.Warning
Alerts you to the risk of personal injury from a laser.Laser warning
Indicates helpful information.Tip
Alerts you to a recommended use or implementation.Best practice
Table 2 on page xx defines the text and syntax conventions used in this guide.
Table 2: Text and Syntax Conventions
ExamplesDescriptionConvention
To enter configuration mode, type the
configure command:
user@host> configure
Represents text that you type.Bold text like this
user@host> show chassis alarms
No alarms currently active
Represents output that appears on the
terminal screen.
Fixed-width text like this
•A policy term is a named structure
that defines match conditions and
actions.
•Junos OS CLI User Guide
•RFC 1997, BGP Communities Attribute
•Introduces or emphasizes important
new terms.
•Identifies guide names.
•Identifies RFC and Internet draft titles.
Italic text like this
Configure the machine’s domain name:
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name
domain-name
Represents variables (options for which
you substitute a value) in commands or
configuration statements.
Italic text like this
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