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QFX3000-G QFabric System Deployment Guide
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Table of Contents
AbouttheDocumentation............................................xxi
DocumentationandReleaseNotes.................................xxi
Supported Platforms............................................xxi
UsingtheExamplesinThisManual.................................xxi
MergingaFullExample......................................xxii
MergingaSnippet...........................................xxii
DocumentationConventions.....................................xxiii
DocumentationFeedback........................................xxv
RequestingTechnicalSupport....................................xxv
Self-Help Online Tools and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
OpeningaCasewithJTAC....................................xxvi
Part 1 Overview
Chapter1 BeforeYouBegin...................................................3
QFabricSystemOverview.............................................3
LegacyDataCenterArchitecture....................................3
QFX Series QFabric System Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding QFabric System Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understanding Interfaces on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Four-Level Interface Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
QSFP+Interfaces................................................12
Link Aggregation ................................................14
Chapter 2 Hardware Architecture Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Understanding the QFabric System Hardware Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
QFabric System Hardware Architecture Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
QFX3000-G QFabric System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
QFX3000-M QFabric System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
UnderstandingtheDirectorGroup......................................18
DirectorGroupComponents.......................................18
DirectorGroupServices...........................................19
Understanding Routing Engines in the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hardware-BasedRoutingEngines..................................20
Software-Based External Routing Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
UnderstandingInterconnectDevices....................................21
InterconnectDeviceIntroduction...................................21
QFX3008-IInterconnectDevices...................................22
QFX3600-IInterconnectDevices...................................23
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UnderstandingNodeDevices.........................................24
NodeDeviceIntroduction.........................................24
QFX3500NodeDevices..........................................25
QFX3600NodeDevices..........................................26
UnderstandingNodeGroups..........................................27
NetworkNodeGroups...........................................28
ServerNodeGroups.............................................28
Understanding Port Oversubscription on Node Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 3 Software Architecture Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Understanding the QFabric System Software Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
UnderstandingtheDirectorSoftware...................................32
UnderstandingPartitions.............................................33
QFabricSystemDefaultPartition...................................33
Understanding the QFabric System Control Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ControlPlaneElements..........................................36
ControlPlaneServices...........................................38
Understanding the QFabric System Data Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
DataPlaneComponents.........................................38
QFabricSystemFabric...........................................39
Chapter4 SoftwareFeatures.................................................41
QFXSeriesSoftwareFeatures.........................................41
Understanding Software Upgrade on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
OperationalSoftwareCommands..................................42
OperationalRebootCommands...................................43
Understanding Nonstop Software Upgrade for QFabric Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Understanding Statements and Commands on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chassis Statements .............................................47
ChassisCommands.............................................48
Understanding NTP on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Understanding Network Management Implementation on the QFabric
System .......................................................49
Understanding the Implementation of SNMP on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . 50
Understanding the Implementation of System Log Messages on the QFabric
System........................................................52
Understanding User and Access Management Features on the QFabric
System .......................................................54
Understanding QFabric System Login Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Understanding Interfaces on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Four-Level Interface Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
QSFP+Interfaces...............................................56
LinkAggregation................................................59
Understanding Layer 3 Features on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Understanding Security Features on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Understanding Port Mirroring on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Understanding Fibre Channel Fabrics on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Understanding CoS Fabric Forwarding Class Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Default Fabric Forwarding Class Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fabric Forwarding Class Set Configuration and Implementation . . . . . . . . . . 67
Mapping Forwarding Classes to Fabric Forwarding Class Sets . . . . . . . . 67
Fabric Forwarding Class Set Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fabric Forwarding Class Set Scheduling (CoS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Class Groups for Fabric Forwarding Class Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ClassGroupScheduling......................................69
QFabricSystemCoS..........................................71
Support for Flow Control and Lossless Transport Across the Fabric . . . . . . . . 71
Viewing Fabric Forwarding Class Set Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Summary of Fabric Forwarding Class Set and Node Device Forwarding Class
SetDifferences..............................................75
Chapter5 Licenses..........................................................77
JunosOSFeatureLicenses............................................77
Software Features That Require Licenses on the QFX Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
JunosOSLicenseKeys...............................................79
Licensable Ports on MX5, MX10, and MX40 Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Part 2 Installation
Chapter6 BeforeYouBegin..................................................83
QFX3000-G QFabric System Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Understanding QFX3000-G QFabric System Hardware Configurations . . . . . . . 85
Planning a QFX3000-G QFabric System Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
GeneralSiteGuidelines..............................................90
SiteElectricalWiringGuidelines........................................91
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for a QFX3100 Director
Device ........................................................92
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect
Device ........................................................93
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . 94
Environmental Requirements and Specifications for QFX3600 and QFX3600-I
Devices .......................................................95
Chapter7 PortsandConnectors..............................................97
Interface Support for the QFX3600 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interface Support for the QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Interface Specifications for SFP, SFP+, and QSFP+ Transceivers for the QFX
Series........................................................104
Interface Specifications for SFP+ DAC Cables for the QFX Series . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Interface Specifications for QSFP+ DAC Breakout Cables for the QFX Series . . . 120
Interface Specifications for QSFP+ DAC Cables for the QFX Series . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cable Specifications for Copper-Based Control Plane Connections for the QFabric
System .......................................................126
Chapter8 Power...........................................................129
AC Power Specifications for a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
AC Power Cord Specifications for a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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AC Power Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Single-Phase
WiringTrays....................................................131
AC Power Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Three-Phase
DeltaWiringTrays..............................................132
AC Power Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Three-Phase
WyeWiringTrays...............................................132
AC Power Cord Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with
Single-PhaseWiringTrays........................................133
AC Power Cord Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with
Three-PhaseDeltaWiringTrays...................................135
AC Power Cord Specifications for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with
Three-PhaseWyeWiringTrays....................................136
AC Power Specifications for a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
AC Power Specifications for a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
AC Power Cord Specifications for a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I
Device........................................................139
DC Power Specifications for a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
DC Power Specifications for a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chapter 9 Installing a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Installing and Connecting a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Unpacking a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mounting a QFX3100 Director Device on Two Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . 146
Mounting a QFX3100 Director Device on Four Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . 147
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Connecting a QFX Series Device to a Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Powering On a QFX3100 Director Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 10 Installing a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Installing and Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Unpacking a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . 157
Installing QFX3008-I Interconnect Device Mounting Hardware on Four-Post
RacksorCabinets..............................................159
Installing Four-Post Mounting Shelf and Rear Support Bracket for QFX3008-I
Interconnect Device Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . 160
Installing Cage Nuts for the Four-Post Mounting Shelf and Support
Bracket for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device Four-Post Rack or
CabinetMounting.......................................162
Installing the Rear Support Bracket for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device
Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Installing the Four-Post Mounting Shelf for QFX3008-I Interconnect
Device Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Installing Spacer Bars and Shelves for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device
Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Installing Cage Nuts for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device Four-Post Rack
orCabinetMounting.....................................165
Installing the Small Mounting Shelf for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device
Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Installing the Large Mounting Shelf and Spacer Bars for QFX3008-I
Interconnect Device Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . 166
Removing the Adjustable Center-Mounting Brackets for QFX3008-I
Interconnect Device Four-Post Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . 166
Installing QFX3008-I Interconnect Device Mounting Hardware on Two-Post
Racks ........................................................167
Installing Cage Nuts for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device Two-Post Rack
Mounting .................................................169
Installing the Small Mounting Shelf for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device
Two-PostRackMounting....................................169
Installing the Large Mounting Shelf for QFX3008-I Interconnect Device
Two-PostRackMounting.....................................170
Mounting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device on a Rack or Cabinet Using a
Mechanical Lift ................................................170
Connecting Earth Ground to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Single-Phase
WiringTrays...................................................176
Preparing Delta and Wye Three-Phase Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Three-Phase
DeltaWiringTrays..............................................183
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device with Three-Phase
WyeWiringTrays...............................................187
Connecting a QFX Series Device to a Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Powering On a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Chapter 11 Installing a QFX3600 Node Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Installing and Connecting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Unpacking a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Mounting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device on Two Posts in a Rack or
Cabinet.......................................................195
Mounting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device on Four Posts in a Rack or
Cabinet ......................................................198
Connecting Earth Ground to QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . 203
Connecting DC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . 205
Connecting a QFX Series Device to a Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Chapter 12 Installing a QFX3500 Node Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Installing and Connecting a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
UnpackingaQFX3500Device........................................212
Mounting a QFX3500 Device in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Connecting Earth Ground to a QFX3500 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Connecting AC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . 217
Connecting DC Power to a QFX3500, QFX3600, or QFX3600-I Device . . . . . . . 220
Connecting a QFX Series Device to a Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
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Chapter 13 Cabling a Copper-Based Control Plane for the QFX3000-G QFabric
System .........................................................225
Interconnecting Two Virtual Chassis for Copper-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneRedundancy................................225
Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices in a Director Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices to a Copper-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork....................................231
Connecting a QFX3100 Director Device to a Network for Out-of-Band
Management..................................................233
Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device to a Copper-Based QFX3000-G
QFabric System Control Plane Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Connecting a QFX3600 Node Device to a Copper-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork...................................238
Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to a Copper-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork....................................241
Chapter 14 Cabling a Fiber-Based Control Plane for the QFX3000-G QFabric
System .........................................................245
Interconnecting Two Virtual Chassis for Fiber-Based QFX3000-G QFabric System
ControlPlaneRedundancy.......................................245
Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices in a Director Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Connecting QFX3100 Director Devices to a Fiber-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork....................................251
Connecting a QFX3100 Director Device to a Network for Out-of-Band
Management..................................................254
Connecting a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device to a Fiber-Based QFX3000-G
QFabric System Control Plane Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Connecting a QFX3600 Node Device to a Fiber-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork....................................261
Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to a Fiber-Based QFX3000-G QFabric
SystemControlPlaneNetwork...................................264
Chapter 15 Cabling the Data Plane for the QFX3000-G QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . 269
Connecting a QFX3600 Node Device to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . 269
Connecting a QFX3500 Node Device to a QFX3008-I Interconnect Device . . . . 271
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Part 3 Configuration
Chapter16 Initial Setup .....................................................275
QFabric System Initial and Default Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Converting the Device Mode for a QFabric System Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Example: Configuring the Virtual Chassis for the QFX3000-G QFabric System
Control Plane .................................................283
Example: Configuring a Fiber-Based Control Plane for the QFX3000-G QFabric
System.......................................................327
Importing a QFX3000-G QFabric System Control Plane Virtual Chassis
Configuration with a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Generating the MAC Address Range for a QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Performing the QFabric System Initial Setup on a QFX3100 Director Group . . . 362
PerforminganInitialSetup.......................................363
RestoringaBackupConfiguration.................................366
Chapter 17 QFabric System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Understanding QFabric System Administration Tasks and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 369
Gaining Access to the QFabric System Through the Default Partition . . . . . . . . . 373
Example: Configuring QFabric System Login Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Configuring Aliases for the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Configuring the Port Type on QFX3600 Node Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Configuring Node Groups for the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Example:ConfiguringSNMP.........................................399
Configuring Graceful Restart for QFabric Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
EnablingGracefulRestart.......................................402
Configuring Graceful Restart Options for BGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Configuring Graceful Restart Options for OSPF and OSPFv3 . . . . . . . . . . . 404
TrackingGracefulRestartEvents..................................405
Optimizing the Number of Multicast Flows on QFabric Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Chapter18 QFabricSystemLicensing.........................................407
Generating the License Keys for a QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Adding New Licenses (CLI Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
DeletingaLicense(CLIProcedure)....................................410
SavingLicenseKeys.................................................411
Verifying Junos OS License Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
DisplayingInstalledLicenses.....................................412
DisplayingLicenseUsage........................................413
Chapter19 ConfigurationStatements.........................................415
aliases...........................................................416
archive(QFabricSystem)............................................417
chassis(QFabricSystem)...........................................418
director-device(Aliases)............................................420
fabric ............................................................421
file(QFabricSystem)...............................................422
graceful-restart (Enabling Globally) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
graceful-restart(ProtocolsBGP).....................................425
graceful-restart(ProtocolsOSPF)....................................427
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interconnect-device (Chassis) .......................................429
interconnect-device(Aliases)........................................430
multicast (QFabric Routing Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
network-domain...................................................431
no-make-before-break .............................................432
node-device(Aliases)..............................................433
node-device(Chassis)..............................................434
node-device (Resources) ...........................................435
node-group(Chassis)..............................................436
node-group(Resources)............................................437
pic(Port)........................................................438
remote-debug-permission ..........................................439
resources ........................................................440
routing-options(QFabricSystem)....................................440
syslog(QFabricSystem)............................................441
Part 4 Administration
Chapter 20 Software Upgrade and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Performing a Nonstop Software Upgrade on the QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Backing Up the Current Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Downloading Software Files Using a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Retrieving Software Files for Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Performing a Nonstop Software Upgrade for Director Devices in a Director
Group....................................................448
Performing a Nonstop Software Upgrade for Interconnect Devices and Other
Fabric-Related Components .................................448
(Optional) Creating Upgrade Groups for Node Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Performing a Nonstop Software Upgrade on a Node Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Verifying Nonstop Software Upgrade for QFabric Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Verifying a Director Group Nonstop Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Verifying a Fabric Nonstop Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Verifying a Redundant Server Node Group Nonstop Software Upgrade . . . 465
Verifying a Network Node Group Nonstop Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Upgrading Software on a QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Backing Up the Current Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Downloading Software Files Using a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Retrieving Software Files for Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Installing the Software Package on the Entire QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . 472
Performing System Backup and Recovery for a QFabric System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Chapter21 OperationalModeCommands.....................................477
QFabric System Operational Mode Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Filtering Operational Mode Command Output in a QFabric System . . . . . . . . . 480
requestchassisdevice-mode........................................481
requestchassisfabricfpc...........................................483
requestcomponentlogin...........................................484
request fabric administration director-group change-master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
request fabric administration remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
request fabric administration system mac-pool add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
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