Juniper EX4600 Installation instructions

EX4600 Switch Hardware Guide
Published
2022-11-30

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EX4600 Switch Hardware Guide
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Table of Contents
About This Guide | ix
1
Overview
EX4600 System Overview | 2
EX4600 Switch Hardware Overview | 2
EX4600 Switch Models | 5
Understanding Redundancy of EX4600 Switch Components and Funconality | 6
EX4600 Chassis | 7
Chassis Physical Specicaons for an EX4600 Switch | 7
Field-Replaceable Units in an EX4600 Switch | 8
Port Panel of an EX4600 Switch | 9
Access Port and Uplink Port LEDs on an EX4600 Switch | 10
Management Panel of an EX4600 Switch | 13
Chassis Status LEDs on an EX4600 Switch | 16
Expansion Modules for the EX4600 | 18
EX4600-EM-8F | 19
QFX-EM-4Q | 20
EX4600 Cooling System | 21
Cooling System and Airow in an EX4600 Switch | 21
Fan Module LED on an EX4600 Switch | 27
EX4600 Power System | 28
AC Power Supply in an EX4600 Switch | 28
AC Power Supply LEDs on an EX4600 Switch | 31
AC Power Specicaons for an EX4600 Switch | 32
AC Power Cord Specicaons for an EX4600 Switch | 32
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DC Power Supply in an EX4600 Switch | 34
DC Power Supply LEDs in EX4600 Switches | 37
DC Power Specicaons for an EX4600 Switch | 38
Grounding Cable and Lug Specicaons for an EX4600 Switch | 39
2
Site Planning, Preparaon, and Specicaons
Site Preparaon Checklist for an EX4600 Switch | 42
EX4600 Site Guidelines and Requirements | 43
Environmental Requirements and Specicaons for EX Series Switches | 44
General Site Guidelines | 50
Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines | 51
Rack Requirements for an EX4600 Switch | 52
Cabinet Requirements for an EX4600 Switch | 54
Clearance Requirements for Airow and Hardware Maintenance for an EX4600 Switch | 56
EX4600 Network Cable and Transceiver Planning | 57
Determining Interface Support for an EX4600 Switch | 57
Cable Specicaons for QSFP+ Transceivers on EX4600 Series Switches | 58
Network Cable Specicaons for EX4600 Switches | 60
Overview of EX Series Switches: Fiber-Opc Cable Signal Loss, Aenuaon, and Dispersion | 61
Calculate the Fiber-Opc Cable Power Budget for EX Series Devices | 63
Calculang the Fiber-Opc Cable Power Margin for EX Series Devices | 64
EX4600 Management Cable Specicaons and Pinouts | 66
Cable Specicaons for Console and Management Connecons for the EX4600 | 66
USB Port Specicaons for an EX Series Switch | 67
Console Port Connector Pinout Informaon | 68
RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Informaon | 69
3
Inial Installaon and Conguraon
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Unpacking and Mounng an EX4600 Switch | 71
Installing and Connecng an EX4600 Switch | 71
Unpacking an EX4600 Switch | 72
Mounng an EX4600 Switch in a Rack or Cabinet | 73
Before You Begin Rack Installaon | 74
Four Post Procedure | 75
Connecng the EX4600 to Power | 77
Connecng Earth Ground to an EX4600 Switch | 77
Connecng AC Power to an EX4600 Switch | 79
Connecng DC Power to an EX4600 Switch | 81
Connecng the EX4600 to Management Devices | 87
Connect a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 87
Connect a Device to a Management Console Using an RJ-45 Connector | 88
Connecng EX4600 Switches in a Virtual Chassis | 89
Conguring Junos OS on the EX4600 | 91
4
Maintaining Components
Maintaining the EX4600 Switch Cooling System | 95
Removing a Fan Module from an EX4600 Switch | 95
Installing a Fan Module in an EX4600 Switch | 96
Maintaining the EX4600 Switch Power System | 98
Removing a Power Supply from an EX4600 Switch | 98
Installing a Power Supply in an EX4600 Switch | 100
Maintaining the Expansion Module in an EX4600 Switch | 102
Removing an Expansion Module from an EX4600 Switch | 102
Installing an Expansion Module in an EX4600 Switch | 104
Maintain Transceivers | 106
Remove a Transceiver | 106
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Install a Transceiver | 108
Maintain Fiber-Opc Cables | 111
Connect a Fiber-Opc Cable | 112
Disconnect a Fiber-Opc Cable | 113
How to Handle Fiber-Opc Cables | 113
Removing the EX4600 Switch | 114
Installing and Removing EX4600 Switch Hardware Components | 115
Powering O an EX4600 Switch | 115
Removing an EX4600 Switch from a Rack or Cabinet | 118
5
Troubleshoong Hardware
Troubleshoong the EX4600 Components | 121
Understand Alarm Types and Severity Levels on EX Series Switches | 121
Interface Alarm Messages | 123
Creang an Emergency Boot Device | 123
Performing a Recovery Installaon | 125
6
Contacng Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or Components
Returning an EX4600 Chassis or Components | 128
Returning an EX4600 Switch or Component for Repair or Replacement | 128
Locang the Serial Number on an EX4600 Switch or Component | 129
Lisng the Chassis and Component Details Using the CLI | 129
Locang the Chassis Serial Number ID Label on an EX4600 Switch | 131
Locang the Serial Number ID Labels on FRU Components | 131
Contact Customer Support to Obtain a Return Material Authorizaon | 132
Packing an EX4600 Switch or Component for Shipping | 133
Packing an EX4600 Switch for Shipping | 133
Packing EX4600 Switch Components for Shipping | 134
7
Safety and Compliance Informaon
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 137
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Denions of Safety Warning Levels | 138
Qualied Personnel Warning | 140
Warning Statement for Norway and Sweden | 140
Fire Safety Requirements | 141
Installaon Instrucons Warning | 142
Chassis and Component Liing Guidelines | 143
Restricted Access Warning | 143
Ramp Warning | 145
Rack-Mounng and Cabinet-Mounng Warnings | 145
Grounded Equipment Warning | 149
Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 150
Radiaon from Open Port Apertures Warning | 153
Maintenance and Operaonal Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 154
General Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings | 160
Acon to Take Aer an Electrical Accident | 161
Prevenon of Electrostac Discharge Damage | 162
AC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines | 163
AC Power Disconnecon Warning | 164
DC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines | 165
DC Power Disconnecon Warning | 166
DC Power Grounding Requirements and Warning | 168
DC Power Wiring Sequence Warning | 168
DC Power Wiring Terminaons Warning | 170
Mulple Power Supplies Disconnecon Warning | 171
TN Power Warning | 172
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Agency Approvals for EX Series Switches | 173
Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements for EX Series Switches | 174
Compliance Statements for Acousc Noise for EX Series Switches | 178
Statements of Volality for Juniper Network Devices | 178
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About This Guide
Use this guide to install hardware and perform inial soware conguraon, roune maintenance, and
troubleshoong for the EX4600 switch. Aer compleng the installaon and basic conguraon
procedures covered in this guide, refer to the Junos OS documentaon for informaon about further
soware conguraon.
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EX4600 Quick Start
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1
CHAPTER
Overview
EX4600 System Overview | 2
EX4600 Chassis | 7
EX4600 Cooling System | 21
EX4600 Power System | 28