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Related Pages

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Using

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  • EX3300 w/ Junos 15.1R7

WIP

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This page is super not done. Just random notes for now.

Resources

Initial Setup

  1. Connect to the switch using serial (RS-232 w/ RJ45, baud 9600, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits, no flow control).
  2. Login with username root and no password. You'll enter the shell.
  3. Enter the operation mode: cli
  4. Enter configuration mode: configure
    • Use exit to return to CLI.
  5. Set root password: set system root-authentication plain-text-password
  6. Setup a non-root user: set system login user <user> [full-name <full-name>] class super-user authentication plain-text-password
  7. Disable root login from SSH: set system services ssh root-login deny
  8. Set host name: set system host-name <host-name>
  9. Set domain name: set system domain-name <domain-name>
  10. Set loopback addresses:
    1. set interfaces lo0.0 family inet address 127.0.0.1/32
    2. set interfaces lo0.0 family inet6 address ::1/128
  11. Set DNS: set system name-server <addr> (once for each address)
  12. Set time:
    1. (Optional) Set time locally: set date <YYYYMMDDhhmm.ss>
    2. Set server to use while booting: set system ntp boot-server <address>
    3. Set server to use periodically: set system ntp server <address>
    4. Set time zone: set system time-zone Europe/Oslo (example)
    5. Note: After committing, use show ntp associations to verify NTP.
  13. Disable default virtual chassis ports (VCPs) if not used:
    1. Enter op mode.
    2. Show VCPs: show virtual-chassis vc-port
    3. Remove VCPs: request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot <pic-slot> port <port-number>
    4. Show again to make sure they disappear. This may take a few seconds.
  14. Delete default interfaces configs: wildcard range delete interface ge-0/0/[0-47] (example, repeat for all FPSc/PICs)
  15. Disable unused interfaces: wildcard range set interface ge-0/0/[0-47] disable (example, repeat for all FPSc/PICs)
  16. Disable dedicated management port and alarm:
    1. Disable: set int me0 disable
    2. Delete logical interface: delete int me0.0
    3. Disable link-down alarm: set chassis alarm management-ethernet link-down ignore
  17. Disable default VLAN:
    1. Delete logical interface: delete vlan.0 (before disabling)
    2. Disable logical interface: set vlan.0 disable
  18. Setup port-ranges: TODO
  19. Setup VLANs (not interfaces): set vlans <name> vlan-id <VID>
  20. Setup LACP:
    1. Set number of available LACP interfaces: set chassis aggregated-devices ethernet device-count <0-64>
    2. Add individual Ethernet interfaces (not using interface range):
      1. Delete logical units (or the whole interfaces): wildcard range delete interfaces ge-0/0/[0-1] unit 0 (example)
      2. Set as members: wildcard range set ge-0/0/[0-1] ether-options 802.3ad ae<n> (for LACP interface ae<n>)
    3. Enter LACP interface: edit interface ae<n>
    4. Set description: desc <desc>
    5. Set LACP options: set aggregated-ether-options lacp active [periodic fast]
    6. Setup default logical unit: edit unit 0
    7. Setup VLAN/address/etc.
  21. Setup VLAN interfaces:
    1. Setup trunk ports:
      1. Enter unit 0 and family ethernet-switching of the physical/LACP interface.
      2. Set mode: set port-mode trunk
      3. Set non-native VLANs: set vlan members <vlan-name> [members <VLAN-name>] (once per VLAN or repeated syntax)
      4. (Optional) Set native VLAN: set native-vlan-id <VID>
    2. Setup access ports:
      1. Enter unit 0 and family ethernet-switching of the physical/LACP interface.
      2. Set access VLAN: set vlan members <VLAN-name>
  22. Setup L3 interfaces:
    1. (VLAN) Set L3-interface: set vlans <name> l3-interface vlan.<VID>
    2. Enter unit 0 of physical/LACP interface or vlan.<VID> for VLAN interfaces.
    3. Set IPv4 address: set family inet address <address>/<prefix-length>
    4. Set IPv6 address: set family inet6 address <address>/<prefix-length>
  23. Setup static IP routes:
    1. IPv4 default gateway: set routing-options rib inet.0 static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop <next-hop>
    2. IPv6 default gateway: set routing-options rib inet6.0 static route ::0/0 next-hop <next-hop>
  24. Configure RSTP: TODO
  25. Configure SNMP (public RO): set snmp community public authorization read-only
  26. Enable auto snapshotting and restoration on corruption: set system auto-snapshot
  27. Disable DHCP auto image upgrade: delete chassis auto-image-upgrade
  28. Commit configuration: commit [confirmed]
  29. Backup config to rescue config: request system configuration rescue save

Commands

Interfaces

  • Disable interface or unit: set disable
  • Perform operation on multiple interfaces: wildcard range set int ge-0/0/[0-47] unit 0 family ethernet-switching (example)

Virtual Chassis

  • Virtual Chassis (VC) is a simple way of connecting multiple close or distant switches into a ring topology and managing them as a single logical device. It simplifies loop prevention (otherwise using STP) and improves fault tolerance.
  • Roles: A VC has one switch as master routing engine, one switch as backup routing engine and the remaining switches as linecards.
  • Mastership election: The master is elected based on (in order) highest mastership priority, which member was master last time, which switch has been a member the longest, and which member has the lowest MAC address. When using a preprovisioned config, the mastership priority is automatically assigned based on the selected role.
  • LEDs: The "MST" LED will be solid green on the master, blinking green on the backup and off on the linecards.
  • Alarms: Alarms for a specific device will only show on the master and the actual device.
  • FPCs: Each switch will show as separate FPCs (Flexible PIC (Physical Interface Cards) Concentrators).

Best Practices

  • Always zeroize before merging.
  • Use no-split-detection if using exactly two devices.
  • When removing a device, recycle its old ID in the VC.
  • If not preprovisioning the VC, explicitly set the mastership priority to 255 for the devices which should be routing engines.
  • Enable synchronized commit to ensure commits are always applied to all members.

Commands and Configuration

  • Show status:
    • Show overview and nodes: show virtual-chassis
    • Show utilization of nodes: show chassis fpc
  • Configuration changes:
    • Commit on both routing engines (always recommended for committing on VC): commit synchronize
    • Enable synchronized commit as default commit: set system commit synchronize
  • Virtual chassis ports (VCPs):
    • Show: show virtual-chassis vc-port
    • Remove: request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot <pic-slot> port <port-number>
  • Change assigned member ID: request virtual-chassis renumber

Setup

  1. (Optional) Prepare preprovisioned setup:
    1. Only accept preprovisioned members: set virtual-chassis preprovisioned
    2. Add members:
      1. set member 0 serial-number xxx role routing-engine
      2. set member 1 serial-number xxx role routing-engine
      3. set member 2 serial-number xxx role line-card
  2. If using only two devices, disable split and merge: set virtual-chassis no-split-detection
  3. Enable implicit synchronized commit to all devices: set system commit synchronize
  4. Enable graceful routing engine switchover: set chassis redundancy graceful-switchover

Virtual Chassis Fabric

Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF) evolves VC into a spine-and-leaf architecture. While VC focuses on simplified management, VCF focuses on improved data center connectivity. Only certain switches (like the QFX5100) support this feature.

Miscellanea

  • Serial:
    • RS-232 w/ RJ45 (Cisco-like).
    • Baud 9600 (default).
    • 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits, no flow control.

Random Notes (TODO)

  • show interfaces, show interfaces ae0 extensive, show interfaces terse, show interfaces terse | match ae, show interfaces terse ge-* | match up.*up
  • Int. range: set interfaces interface-range <whatever> [member-range ge-0/0/0 to ge-0/0/1]
  • LACP:
    • No "unit 0" on LACP slave interfaces.
    • (Optional) Create range or do it per phys. int.
    • set interfaces ge-0/0/0 ether-options 802.3ad ae0
    • set interfaces ae0 aggregated-ether-options lacp active
    • set aggregated-devices ethernet device-count <n> (0-64)
  • Set IP address: set interfaces ae0 unit 0 family inet address 10.0.0.1/30
  • Static route: set routing-options static route 10.0.0.0/24 next-hop 10.0.1.1
  • show configuration [...] | display set

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