Juniper Networks EX8208 manual Hardware Components That Provide Redundancy

Chapter 1: EX8208 Switch Overview

•Installing and Removing EX8208 Switch Hardware Components on page 149

Understanding EX8208 Switch Component and Functionality Redundancy

The Juniper Networks EX8208 Ethernet Switch is available as a fully redundant system. A redundant EX8208 switch configuration is designed so that no single point of failure can cause the entire switch to fail. See “EX8208 Switch Configurations” on page 6.

This topic describes:

•Hardware Components That Provide Redundancy on page 11

•Routing Engine and Control Redundancy on page 12

•Switch Fabric Redundancy on page 12

Hardware Components That Provide Redundancy

The following hardware components provide redundancy to an EX8208 switch:

•SRE modules—An EX8208 switch can have either one Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) module or two SRE modules. If two SRE modules are installed, one SRE module functions as the master and the other functions as the backup. If the master SRE module fails or is removed the backup module takes over as the master SRE module.

When the SRE modules are configured for graceful switchover, the backup SRE module automatically synchronizes its configuration and state with those of the master SRE module. Any update to the master SRE module is replicated on the backup SRE module. If the backup module assumes mastership, packet forwarding continues through the switch.

•Power supplies—You can install up to six AC or six DC power supplies in an EX8208 switch. Each power supply connects to the backplane of the chassis, which distributes the output power produced by the power supplies to different switch components. (See “Backplane in an EX8208 Switch” on page 55.) Each power supply provides power to all the components in the switch.

An N+1 power configuration is required for Juniper Networks EX8200 Ethernet Switches. In an N+1 power configuration, if one power supply fails or is removed, the remaining power supplies continue to supply power for the entire system without interruption. If dual power feed redundancy is required, the required power configuration is N+N. The DC power supplies provide independent A and B power feeds so that dual power redundancy is available even in an N+1 power configuration. See “AC Power Supply in anEX8200Switch”onpage40and“DCPowerSupplyinanEX8200Switch”onpage48.

•Cooling system—The cooling system in an EX8200 switch consists of a single fan tray. The fan tray contains 12 fans. Under normal operating conditions, the fans in the fan tray run at less than full speed.

The fans are controlled by two fan tray controllers. The fans are numbered 1 through 12. Fans 1 through 6 are controlled by the first fan tray controller. Fans 7 through 12 are controlled by the second fan tray controller. If one fan tray controller fails, the other

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