Juniper EX9214 Installation instructions

EX9214 Switch Hardware Guide
Modified: 2015-09-03
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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.....................................4
HostSubsystem.................................................5
LineCards......................................................6
CoolingSystem..................................................6
PowerSupplies..................................................6
EX9214SwitchConfigurations..........................................7
EX9214 Switch Hardware and CLI Terminology Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2 Chassis Components and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chassis Physical Specifications of an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Field-Replaceable Units in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding EX9214 Switch Component and Functionality Redundancy . . . . . 19
CraftInterfaceinanEX9200Switch....................................20
HostSubsystemLEDs............................................22
FanLEDs......................................................22
PowerSupply(PEM)LEDs........................................23
Switch Fabric LEDs and Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LineCardLEDsandControlButtons................................23
Alarm LEDs and Alarm Cutoff Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AlarmRelayContacts............................................25
MidplaneinanEX9200Switch........................................25
Routing Engine Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switch Fabric Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HostSubsysteminanEX9200Switch..................................32
Network Port LEDs in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Routing Engine Module LEDs in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Switch Fabric Module LEDs in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter3 CoolingSystemandAirflow........................................37
Cooling System and Airflow in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
FanTray.......................................................37
Airflow Direction in the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................39
ACPowerSupplyinanEX9214Switch..................................39
ACPowerSupplyDescription......................................39
ACPowerSupplyConfigurations...................................41
AC Power Supply LEDs in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DCPowerSupplyinanEX9214Switch..................................43
DCPowerSupplyDescription.....................................44
DCPowerSupplyConfigurations...................................45
DC Power Supply LEDs in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter5 Line Cards .......................................................49
Line Card Model and Version Compatibility in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard...........................................50
LineCardModels................................................51
LineCardComponents...........................................51
EX9200-4QSLineCard..............................................52
LineCardModels................................................52
LineCardComponents...........................................52
EX9200-6QSLineCard..............................................53
LineCardModels...............................................53
LineCardComponents...........................................54
EX9200-32XSLineCard.............................................54
LineCardModels...............................................55
LineCardComponents...........................................55
EX9200-40TLineCard..............................................55
LineCardModels...............................................56
LineCardComponents...........................................56
EX9200-40FLineCard..............................................57
LineCardModels................................................57
LineCardComponents...........................................57
EX9200-40F-MLineCard............................................58
LineCardModels...............................................58
LineCardComponents...........................................58
LineCardLEDinanEX9200Switch....................................59
Part 2 Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................63
Site Preparation Checklist for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . 65
GeneralSiteGuidelines..............................................69
SiteElectricalWiringGuidelines.......................................69
Rack Requirements for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Cabinet Requirements for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for an EX9214
Switch ........................................................74
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................77
Power Requirements for EX9200 Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
AC Power Supply Specifications for EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
AC Power Cord Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DC Power Supply Specifications for EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Grounding Cable and Lug Specifications for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Grounding Points Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Grounding Cable Lug Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Grounding Cable Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Calculating the EX Series Switch Fiber-Optic Cable Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Calculating the EX Series Switch Fiber-Optic Cable Power Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pluggable Transceivers Supported on EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SFP+ Direct Attach Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
CableSpecifications.............................................111
Standards Supported by These Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cables Connecting the EX9200 Switch to Management Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Understanding EX Series Switches Fiber-Optic Cable Signal Loss, Attenuation,
andDispersion.................................................116
Signal Loss in Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Attenuation and Dispersion in Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter9 Pinout Specifications .............................................119
Console Port and AUX Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX9200
Switch........................................................119
USB Port Specifications for an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ethernet Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . 121
RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information for a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................125
UnpackingtheEX9200Switch.......................................125
Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Registering Products–Mandatory for Validating SLAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................131
Installing and Connecting an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Installing a Mounting Shelf in a Rack or Cabinet for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . 132
Moving the Mounting Brackets for Center-Mounting an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . 134
Mounting an EX9200 Switch on a Rack or Cabinet Using a Mechanical Lift . . . . 134
Installing and Removing EX9214 Switch Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground ...................................................140
Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch....................................................142
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Connecting AC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Powering On an AC-Powered EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connecting DC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Powering On a DC-Powered EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Connecting an EX9200 Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . 157
Connecting an EX9200 Switch to a Management Console or an Auxiliary
Device .......................................................158
Connecting the EX9200 Switch to an External Alarm-Reporting Device . . . . . . 159
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch .......................................................160
Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Chapter 14 Performing Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
EX9200 Switch Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Connecting and Configuring an EX9200 Switch (CLI Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Part 4 Installing, Maintaining, and Replacing Components
Chapter15 RemovingtheSwitch..............................................171
PoweringOffanEX9200Switch.......................................171
Removing an EX9200 Switch from a Rack or Cabinet Using a Mechanical Lift . . 172
Chapter 16 Replacing Cooling System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Installing a Fan Tray in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Removing a Fan Tray from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Chapter17 ReplacingPowerSupply...........................................181
Installing an AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Removing an AC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Installing a DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Removing a DC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter 18 Replacing Routing Engine (RE) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Installing an RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Removing an RE Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Taking the Host Subsystem Offline in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chapter 19 Upgrading and Replacing Switch Fabric (SF) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Upgrading an EX9200-SF to an EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Preparing the EX9200 Switch for an EX9200-SF2 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
PoweringOfftheSwitch.........................................198
Removing a Routing Engine from an EX9200-SF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Replacing the EX9200-SF with the EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Installing a Routing Engine into an EX9200-SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
PoweringOntheSwitch.........................................199
Completing the EX9200-SF2 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Installing an SF Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Removing an SF Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Chapter 20 Maintaining and Replacing Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Handling and Storing Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
HoldingaLineCard............................................206
StoringaLineCard.............................................208
Maintaining Line Card Cables in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Installing a Line Card in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Removing a Line Card from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Chapter21 ReplacingTransceiver.............................................215
Installing a Transceiver in an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Removing a Transceiver from a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Chapter22 ReplacingAlarmRelayWire........................................221
Connecting the Alarm Relay Wires to the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch........................................................221
Disconnecting the Alarm Relay Wires from the Craft Interface in an EX9200
Switch .......................................................222
Chapter 23 Maintaining and Replacing Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Disconnecting a Fiber-Optic Cable from a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Maintaining Fiber-Optic Cables in Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Chapter 24 Replacing Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Installing the Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Removing the Cable Management Bracket from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . 228
Chapter25 Routine Maintenance .............................................231
Routine Maintenance Procedures for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Handling and Storing Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
HoldingaLineCard.............................................232
StoringaLineCard.............................................234
Maintaining Line Card Cables in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Maintaining Power Supplies in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Maintaining the Air Filter in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Maintaining Host Subsystem in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Maintaining the Fan Tray in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chapter 26 Contacting Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or
Components ....................................................243
Returning an EX9200 Switch or Component for Repair or Replacement . . . . . . 243
Locating the Serial Number on an EX9214 Switch or Component . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Listing the Switch and Components Details with the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Locating the Serial Number ID Label on an EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . 246
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Locating Serial Number ID Labels on FRU Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Contacting Customer Support to Obtain Return Materials Authorization for
Switches .....................................................250
Packing an EX9200 Switch or Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
PackinganEX9200Switch......................................253
Packing EX9200 Switch Components for Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Part 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter27 TroubleshootingProcedures.......................................257
Troubleshooting the Cooling System in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Troubleshooting Power Supplies in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Troubleshooting Line Cards in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Troubleshooting Traffic Drops on EX9200-6QS Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Chapter 28 Alarms and System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Understanding Alarm Types and Severity Levels on EX Series Switches . . . . . . 263
MonitoringSystemLogMessages.....................................264
Part 6 Safety and Compliance Information
Chapter 29 General Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Definitions of Safety Warning Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
QualifiedPersonnelWarning.........................................274
Warning Statement for Norway and Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Chapter30 FireSafetyRequirements..........................................277
FireSafetyRequirements............................................277
Chapter 31 Installation Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
InstallationInstructionsWarning......................................279
Chassis Lifting Guidelines for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
RestrictedAccessWarning..........................................282
RampWarning....................................................283
Rack-Mounting and Cabinet-Mounting Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
GroundedEquipmentWarning.......................................289
Chapter 32 Radiation and Laser Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Radiation from Open Port Apertures Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings for Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
GeneralLaserSafetyGuidelines..................................292
Class1LaserProductWarning....................................293
Class1LEDProductWarning.....................................293
LaserBeamWarning...........................................294
Chapter 33 Maintenance and Operational Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Maintenance and Operational Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
BatteryHandlingWarning........................................297
JewelryRemovalWarning.......................................298
LightningActivityWarning.......................................299
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OperatingTemperatureWarning..................................300
ProductDisposalWarning........................................301
Chapter 34 Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
General Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Action to Take After an Electrical Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
AC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
ACPowerDisconnectionWarning....................................309
DC Power Electrical Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
DCPowerDisconnectionWarning.....................................312
DC Power Grounding Requirements and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
DCPowerWiringSequenceWarning...................................314
DC Power Wiring Terminations Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Multiple Power Supplies Disconnection Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
TNPowerWarning.................................................318
Chapter 35 Agency Approvals and Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Agency Approvals for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Battery Compliance Statement for Environmental Requirements for EX Series
Switches .....................................................322
Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements for EX Series Switches . . . . . . 322
Canada ......................................................323
EuropeanCommunity...........................................323
Israel ........................................................323
Japan........................................................324
Korea ........................................................324
United States .................................................324
FCCPart15Statement..........................................324
Nonregulatory Environmental Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Compliance Statements for Acoustic Noise for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . 326
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List of Figures
Part 1 Overview
Chapter1 Switch Overview ...................................................3
Figure1:EX9214Switch...............................................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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure4:EX9214Switch..............................................15
Figure 5: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 6: Rear View of an EX9214 Switch with DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 7: Craft Interface in an EX9204 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 8: Craft Interface in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 9: Craft Interface in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 10: Alarm Relay Contacts in EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 11: Midplane in an EX9204 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 12: Midplane in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 13: Midplane in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 14: RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure15:SFModuleEX9200-SF......................................30
Figure16:SFModuleEX9200-SF2......................................31
Figure17:CableManagementBracket..................................36
Chapter3 CoolingSystemandAirflow........................................37
Figure 18: Fan Tray Used in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 19: Air Filter Used in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 20: Airflow Through the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................39
Figure 21: AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 22: DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter5 Line Cards .......................................................49
Figure23:EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard...................................51
Figure24:EX9200-4QSLineCard.....................................52
Figure25:EX9200-6QSLineCard.....................................53
Figure26:EX9200-32XSLineCard.....................................54
Figure27:EX9200-40TLineCard......................................56
Figure28:EX9200-40FLineCard......................................57
Figure29:EX9200-40F-MLineCard...................................58
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Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................63
Figure 30: Airflow Through an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 31: Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for
an EX9214 Switch with AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 32: Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for
an EX9214 Switch with DC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................77
Figure33:ACPlugTypes.............................................80
Figure 34: Grounding Lug for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 35: SFP+ Direct Attach Cables for EX Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................125
Figure 36: Contents of the Shipping Crate for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure 37: Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................131
Figure 38: Installing the Mounting Shelf on an Open-Frame Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Figure 39: Installing the Switch in an Open-Frame Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Figure 40: Connecting the Grounding Lug to a Switch Mounted on Four Posts of
aRack........................................................143
Figure 41: Connecting a Grounding Cable to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Figure 42: Connecting AC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Figure 43: Connecting DC Power to an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Figure44:EthernetCableConnector...................................157
Figure 45: Ethernet Management Port on the RE Module in EX9200
Switches .....................................................158
Figure46:EthernetCableConnector...................................158
Figure 47: Console and Auxiliary Ports on the RE Module in EX9200 Switches . . 159
Figure48:AlarmRelayContacts......................................160
Figure49:AlarmRelayContacts.......................................161
Figure 50: Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to an Optical Transceiver Installed
inaSwitch....................................................161
Part 4 Installing, Maintaining, and Replacing Components
Chapter 16 Replacing Cooling System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Figure 51: Installing a Fan Tray in an EX9208 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Figure 52: Installing the Upper Fan Tray in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Figure 53: Removing a Fan Tray from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Figure 54: Removing the Upper Fan Tray in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Chapter17 ReplacingPowerSupply...........................................181
Figure 55: Installing an AC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Figure 56: Removing an AC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Figure 57: Installing a DC Power Supply in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Figure 58: Removing a DC Power Supply from an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Chapter 18 Replacing Routing Engine (RE) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Figure 59: Installing an RE Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Figure 60: Removing an RE Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chapter 19 Upgrading and Replacing Switch Fabric (SF) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Figure 61: Installing an SF Module in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Figure 62: Removing an SF Module from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Chapter 20 Maintaining and Replacing Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Figure63:EdgesoftheLineCards....................................205
Figure 64: Do Not Grasp the Connector Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Figure 65: Do Not Rest the Edge of a Line Card on a Hard Surface . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Figure 66: Unpacking a Line Card Used in an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Figure67:InstallingaLineCard.......................................212
Figure 68: Removing a Line Card from an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Chapter21 ReplacingTransceiver.............................................215
Figure 69: Installing a Transceiver in an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 70: Removing a Transceiver from a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Chapter22 ReplacingAlarmRelayWire........................................221
Figure71:AlarmRelayContacts.......................................222
Figure72:AlarmRelayContacts......................................222
Chapter 23 Maintaining and Replacing Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Figure 73: Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to an Optical Transceiver Installed in
aSwitch......................................................224
Chapter 24 Replacing Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Figure 74: Installing the Cable Management Bracket in an EX9214 Switch . . . . . 228
Figure 75: Removing the Cable Management Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Chapter25 Routine Maintenance .............................................231
Figure76:EdgesoftheLineCards.....................................232
Figure 77: Do Not Grasp the Connector Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Figure 78: Do Not Rest the Edge of a Line Card on a Hard Surface . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Chapter 26 Contacting Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or
Components ....................................................243
Figure 79: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on EX9214 Switch Chassis . . 247
Figure 80: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on an AC Power Supply . . . . 248
Figure 81: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on a DC Power Supply . . . . . 248
Figure 82: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the SF Module . . . . . . . . . 249
Figure 83: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the RE Module . . . . . . . . . 249
Figure 84: Location of the Serial Number ID Label on the Fan Tray . . . . . . . . . . . 250
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Part 6 Safety and Compliance Information
Chapter 34 Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Figure 85: Placing a Component into an Antistatic Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 6: CLI Equivalents of Terms Used in Documentation for EX9214
Switches .......................................................9
Chapter 2 Chassis Components and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 7: Physical Specifications of the EX9214 Switch Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table8:FRUsinanEX9200Switch.....................................17
Table 9: Host Subsystem LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 10: Fan LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 11: Power Supply LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 12: Switch Fabric Module LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 13: Line Card LEDs on the Craft Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 14: Alarm LEDs and Alarm Cutoff/Lamp Test Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 15: Network Port LEDs on Line Cards in an EX9200 Switch—Link/Activity
LED ..........................................................33
Table 16: Network Port LEDs on Line Cards in an EX9200 Switch—Status
LED ..........................................................34
Table 17: RE Module LEDs of an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table 18: SF Module LEDs of an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter4 PowerSupplies...................................................39
Table 19: AC Power Supply LEDs in EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Table 20: DC Power Supply LEDs in EX9214 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter5 Line Cards .......................................................49
Table 21: Line Card Models by Junos OS Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Table22:EX9200-2C-8XSLineCard....................................51
Table23:EX9200-4QSLineCard......................................52
Table24:EX9200-6QSLineCard......................................53
Table25:EX9200-32XSLineCard.....................................55
Table26:EX9200-40TLineCard......................................56
Table27:EX9200-40FLineCard.......................................57
Table28:EX9200-40F-MLineCard....................................58
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Table 29: LED on Line Cards for EX9200 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Part 2 Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
Chapter6 Preparation Overview .............................................63
Table30:SitePreparationChecklist....................................63
Table 31: EX Series Switch Environmental Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 32: Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 33: Rack Requirements and Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . . . 72
Table 34: Cabinet Requirements and Specifications for an EX9200 Switch . . . . . 73
Chapter7 PlanningPowerRequirements......................................77
Table 35: EX9200 Switch Component Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Table 36: AC Power Supply Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 37: AC Power System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 38: AC Power Cord Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 39: DC Power Supply Specifications for an EX9214 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 40: DC Power System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 41: Grounding Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 42: Estimated Values for Factors Causing Link Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 8 Transceiver and Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 43: Optical Interface Support for Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet SFP
TransceiversinEX9200Switches..................................88
Table 44: Optical Interface Support for SFP+ Transceivers in EX9200
Switches .....................................................102
Table 45: Optical Interface Support for QSFP+ Transceivers in EX9200
Switches......................................................107
Table 46: Optical Interface Support for CFP Transceivers in EX9200
Switches .....................................................109
Table 47: Software Support for SFP+ Passive Direct Attach Cables for EX Series
Switches ......................................................111
Table 48: SFP+ Direct Attach Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 49: Cable Specifications for Switch-to-Management-Device
Connections ...................................................116
Chapter9 Pinout Specifications .............................................119
Table 50: EX9200 Switches Console Port and AUX Port Connector Pinout
Information....................................................119
Table 51: Ethernet Port Connector Pinout Information for EX9200 Switches . . . . 121
Table 52: RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter10 UnpackingtheSwitch.............................................125
Table 53: Parts List for Different EX9214 Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Table54:AccessoryBoxPartsList.....................................129
Chapter11 InstallingtheSwitch..............................................131
Table 55: Mounting Hardware Hole Locations in an Open-Frame Rack or
Cabinet.......................................................132
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Chapter 12 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Table 56: Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground.......................................................140
Table 57: Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch .......................................................142
Part 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 28 Alarms and System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Table58:AlarmTerms..............................................263
Table 59: Filtering System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Table 60: Viewing System Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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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
Documentation and Release Notes
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If the information in the latest release notes differs from the information in the
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Supported Platforms
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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