Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Tarko Tikan
hey, > Can I set up a Juniper EX series virtual chassis using a high-speed > backbone on one floor of a building and then connect that VC to another > switch (or two) via link-aggregation on the SFP ports? Directly from documentation: You can select up to four uplink module ports or SFP network

Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Tarko Tikan
hey, > I was pretty sure you *cannot* use the remaining SFP ports if they are > configured for VC?? Am I mistaken? VCP mode is set per port and you can use second 10G port for ethernet. What you cannot do is use one of the ports as 10G and another as 1G (or remaining 2 if you use SFP+ module).

Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Paul Stewart
:14 PM To: Dave Peters Cc: Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation Short answer: You can mix the VCP ports, but you cannot LAG them. You can have an EX4200 using the back-of-chassis 32Gbps VCP-dedicated ports at the same time using your front-of

Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Paul Zugnoni
Short answer: You can mix the VCP ports, but you cannot LAG them. You can have an EX4200 using the back-of-chassis 32Gbps VCP-dedicated ports at the same time using your front-of-chassis XFP or SFP+ also as VCP-configured ports. It's also nice to know that even while doing this, you can use rema

Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Aaron Dewell
I haven't tried it, but all the docs I read on it suggested that configured VC ports acted as more ports, not replacements. On our EXs, the normal VC ports are still available even though we use two 10g for VC. However, we aren't using them so i can't confirm... But pretty sure it should work. On

Re: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Paul Stewart
puck.nether.net Subject: [j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation Hi all-- This is simple, but I can't find definitive proof online . . . Can I set up a Juniper EX series virtual chassis using a high-speed backbone on one floor of a building and then connec

[j-nsp] Ex Series VC with *both* high-speed backbone *and* link-aggregation

2012-01-03 Thread Dave Peters
Hi all-- This is simple, but I can't find definitive proof online . . . Can I set up a Juniper EX series virtual chassis using a high-speed backbone on one floor of a building and then connect that VC to another switch (or two) via link-aggregation on the SFP ports? I'm not sure you can mix