Juniper QFX5230-64CD Installation instructions
QFX5230-64CD Switch Hardware Guide
Published
2024-01-02
Juniper Networks, Inc.
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QFX5230-64CD Switch Hardware Guide
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Table of Contents
About This Guide | vii
1
Fast Track: Inial Installaon
Fast Track to Rack Installaon and Power | 2
Install the QFX5230-64CD Switch in a Rack | 2
Connect to Power | 7
2
System Overview and Specicaons
QFX5230-64CD System Overview | 11
QFX5230-64CD Switch Descripon | 11
QFX5230-64CD Hardware Models | 12
System Soware | 13
QFX5230-64CD Component Redundancy | 13
QFX5230-64CD Field-Replaceable Units | 14
QFX5230-64CD Chassis Physical Specicaons | 16
QFX5230-64CD Port and Management Panel | 16
QFX5230-64CD Port Panel | 17
QFX5230-64CD Management Panel and LEDs | 21
QFX5230-64CD Cooling System | 25
QFX5230-64CD Cooling System Descripon | 25
QFX5230-64CD Power System | 29
QFX5230-64CD AC Power Supply Descripon | 30
AC Power Cord Specicaons | 32
QFX5230-64CD AC Power Supply LED | 33
QFX5230-64CD DC Power Supply Descripon | 34
QFX5230-64CD DC Power Specicaons | 34
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QFX5230-64CD DC Power Supply LEDs | 36
QFX5230-64CD DC Power Cable Specicaon | 38
3
Site Planning and Preparaon
QFX5230-64CD Site Preparaon Checklist | 40
QFX5230-64CD Site Guidelines and Requirements | 41
QFX5230-64CD Environmental Requirements and Specicaons | 42
General Site Guidelines | 43
QFX5230-64CD Grounding Cable and Lug Specicaons | 43
QFX5230-64CD Clearance Requirements for Airow and Hardware Maintenance | 45
Site Electrical Wiring Guidelines | 46
QFX5230-64CD Rack Requirements | 47
QFX5230-64CD Cabinet Requirements | 48
QFX5230-64CD Network Cable and Transceiver Planning | 50
Determining QFX5230-64CD Opcal Interface Support | 50
Cable Specicaons for QSFP+ and QSFP28 Transceivers | 51
Understanding QFX Series Fiber-Opc Cable Signal Loss, Aenuaon, and Dispersion | 53
Calculang Power Budget and Power Margin for Fiber-Opc Cables | 55
How to Calculate Power Budget for Fiber-Opc Cables | 55
How to Calculate Power Margin for Fiber-Opc Cables | 56
QFX5230-64CD Management Cable Specicaons and Pinouts | 57
Cable Specicaons for Console and Management Connecons for the QFX Series | 58
RJ-45 Management Port Connector Pinout Informaon | 58
Console Port Connector Pinouts for the QFX Series | 59
QSFP-DD Port Connector Pinout Informaon | 60
SFP, SFP+, and SFP28 Port Connector Pinout Informaon | 65
USB Port Specicaons for the QFX Series | 67
Contact Customer Support to Obtain a Return Material Authorizaon | 68
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4
Installaon and Conguraon
Unpacking and Mounng the QFX5230-64CD Switch | 71
Unpacking a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 71
Register Products—Mandatory to Validate SLAs | 72
Mounng a QFX5230-64CD Switch in a Rack or Cabinet | 73
Before You Begin Rack Installaon | 73
Mount your Device by Using the QFX5230-2RU-4PRMK Rack Mount Kit on a 4-Post Rack | 74
Connecng the QFX5230-64CD to Power | 79
Ground the QFX5230-64CD Switch | 80
Connect AC Power to a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 80
AC Circuit Breaker for the QFX5230-64CD Switch | 82
Connect DC Power to a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 84
Connecng the QFX5230-64CD to External Devices | 88
Connect a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management | 88
Connect a Device to a Management Console Using an RJ-45 Connector | 89
Performing the Inial Soware Conguraon for QFX5230-64CD Switches | 91
5
Maintain Components
Maintain the QFX5230-64CD Cooling System | 95
How to Remove a Fan Module from a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 95
How to Install a Fan Module in a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 96
Maintain the QFX5230-64CD Power System | 98
Remove a Power Supply from a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 98
Install a Power Supply in a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 100
Maintain the SATA Solid State Drive in a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 103
Remove a SATA Solid State Drive from a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 103
Install a SATA Solid State Drive in a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 105
6
Troubleshoot Hardware
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Troubleshoong the QFX5230-64CD | 108
QFX5230-64CD Troubleshoong Resources Overview | 108
Chassis Alarm Messages | 109
7
Contact Customer Support and Return the Chassis or Components
Contact Customer Support to Obtain a Return Material Authorizaon | 113
Returning the QFX5230-64CD Chassis or Components | 114
Locang the Serial Number on a QFX5230-64CD Device or Component | 114
Locang the Chassis Serial Number ID Label on a QFX5230-64CD Switch | 115
Locang the Serial Number ID Labels on QFX5230-64CD FRU Components | 115
Removing the Solid-State Drives for RMA | 117
How to Return a Hardware Component to Juniper Networks, Inc. | 117
Guidelines for Packing Hardware Components for Shipment | 118
Packing a QFX5230-64CD Device or Component for Shipping | 119
Packing a QFX5230-64CD Switch for Shipping | 119
Packing QFX5230-64CD Components for Shipping | 120
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Safety and Compliance Informaon
Safety and Compliance Informaon | 122
Compliance Statements for NEBS | 122
Compliance Statements for EMC Requirements | 122
Compliance Standards for QFX5230-64CD Switches | 124
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About This Guide
Use this guide to plan, install, perform inial soware conguraon, perform roune maintenance, and
to troubleshoot QFX5230-64CD switches.
Aer compleng the installaon and basic conguraon procedures covered in this guide, refer to the
Junos OS documentaon for further soware conguraon.
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Fast Track to Rack Installaon and Power
SUMMARY
This procedure walks you through the most basic
steps for installing your QFX5230-64CD switch in a
rack and connecng it to power.
IN THIS SECTION
Install the QFX5230-64CD Switch in a
Rack | 2
Connect to Power | 7
Install the QFX5230-64CD Switch in a Rack
Ensure that you have the following tools and parts available:
• An ESD grounding strap—not provided.
• A pair of side mounng brackets that aach to the chassis—provided with the rack mount kit.
• A pair of front and rear mounng rails that aach to the rack posts—provided with the rack mount
kit.
To mount the device on a four-post rack:
1. Place the switch on a at, stable surface.
2. Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD grounding strap around your bare wrist, and connect the
other end to a site ESD point.
3. To aach the side mounng brackets to the chassis, align the keyholes on the mounng brackets
over the shoulder screws on the chassis. Slide the mounng brackets toward the rear of the chassis.
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Figure 1: Aach the Side Mounng Brackets
4. Assemble the mounng rails by sliding the rear oang rails into the front rails.
Figure 2: Assemble the Mounng Rails
5. Install the mounng rails on the rack.
6. Align the guide blocks of the rear mounng rails with the rear-post holes. Pull the rear mounng
rails toward the front of the rack to lock the rails in place. You will hear a disnct click sound when
the latch locks into the corresponding rack holes.
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