EX-series Switch Software Features Overview

J-Web event view for system log messages

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Real-time performance monitoring (RPM)

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

System logging (syslog) over IPv4

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

System logging (syslog) over IPv6

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Traceroute tool in J-Web interface

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Configuration rollback

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Confirmation of configuration changes

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Software upgrades

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Support for RADIUS external administrator databases

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Supports the following features for automating network operations and troubleshooting:

• Commit scripts
• Operation scripts
• Event policies

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

802.1Q encapsulation tags

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

802.1Q filtering and forwarding

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Ethernet:

• Media access control (MAC) encapsulation
• 802.1p tagging

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful protocol restart for OSPF and BGP

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful protocol restart for IS-IS

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for EX 4200 Virtual Chassis configurations

JUNOS 9.1R1

Not applicable

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for ARP entries

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for the forwarding database

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) for port security

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Link aggregation groups (LAGs)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link aggregation control protocol (LACP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Redundant trunk groups

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Virtual Chassis

• Atomic software upgrade
• Fast failover
• Split and merge

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not applicable

Virtual Chassis

• Autoprovisioning of Virtual Chassis Ports (VCPs)

JUNOS 9.5R1

Not applicable

Virtual Chassis support for SFP uplink module ports

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not applicable

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not applicable

VLAN-tagged Layer 3 subinterfaces

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

IPv4

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

IPv6 (except multicast protocols)

A separate software license is required for IPv6. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

DHCPv6 and IPv6 DNS

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

DHCP server and relay with option 82 for Layer 2 VLANs

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Local DHCP server

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Static addresses

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

BPDU protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Link Layer Discovery Protocol Media-Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) with voice over IP (VoIP) integration

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Loop protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Private VLANs

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Q-in-Q tunneling

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Root protection for spanning-tree protocols

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Spanning tree:

• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
• Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Spanning tree:

• VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP)

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Storm control

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Unknown Layer 2 unicast forwarding

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)—virtual routing instances

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

VLAN range

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

A separate software license is required for BGP and MBGP. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)

A separate software license is required for IS-IS. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMPv3

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMPv1 and IGMPv2

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

IGMP snooping with routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

IPv6 protocols: Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3), RIPng, IS-IS for IPv6, IPv6 BGP

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Jumbo frames on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)

See the JUNOS Software Routing Protocols Guide at https://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos95/index.html.

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

OSPFv2

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

OSPF Multitopology Routing (MT-OSPF)

JUNOS 9.5R1

JUNOS 9.5R1

Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM SM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at https://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Protocol Independent Multicast dense mode (PIM DM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at https://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Protocol Independent Multicast source specific multicast (PIM SSM)

See the JUNOS Software Multicast Configuration Guide at https://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/.

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Routing Information Protocol version 1 (RIPv1) and RIPv2

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Single-source multicast

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Static routes

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

MPLS with RSVP-based label switched paths (LSPs) and MPLS-based circuit cross-connects (CCCs)

A separate software license is required for MPLS. See Understanding Software Licenses for the EX Series Switch.

JUNOS 9.5R1

Not supported

Class of service (CoS)—Class-based queuing with prioritization

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Class of service (CoS)—DHCP, and IEEE 801.p or INET packet rewrites are enabled on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs) on EX 3200 and EX 4200 switches.

JUNOS 9.5R1

Not supported

Class-of-service (CoS) support on LAGs

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Class-of-service (CoS) support on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Ethernet OAM link fault management (LFM)

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Interface-specific CoS rewrite rules

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

JUNOS EZQoS for CoS

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Policing

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Port shaping and queue shaping

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Port mirroring

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

RMON

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Real-time performance monitoring (RPM)

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

sFlow monitoring technology

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Simple Network Management Protocol version 1 (SNMPv1), SNMPv2, and SNMPv3

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Transparent bridging

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

802.1X authentication

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed DoS (DDoS) protection

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Dynamic firewall filters for 802.1X authentication

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Filter-based forwarding

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Firewall filters and rate limiting

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Firewall filters on LAGs

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Firewall filter on loopback interface

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Firewall filter processing points, additional

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not applicable

Interface-specific CoS classifiers on routed VLAN interfaces (RVIs)

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Local proxy ARP

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Port security:

• DHCP option 82

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Port security:

• IP source guard

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

Port security:

• DHCP snooping
• Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI)
• MAC limiting
• MAC move limiting

JUNOS 9.0R2

Not supported

Port security:

• Persistent storage for DHCP snooping

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

Port security:

• Static ARP support

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

MAC-based VLAN

JUNOS 9.2R1

Not supported

MAC RADIUS authentication

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported

Server fail fallback

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

TACACS+

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Unicast reverse-path forwarding (RPF)

JUNOS 9.3R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

Autoinstallation

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not supported

IP directed broadcast

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS command-line interface (CLI)—For switch configuration and management through the console, Telnet, SSH, or J-Web CLI editor

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

J-Web enhancements—

• The Interface Configuration page displays details about the port role configuration.
• The Link Aggregation Configuration page supports aggregating interfaces with any speed setting.
• The ability to configure spanning tree protocols, GVRP, IGMP snooping, and redundant trunk groups.
• The ability to monitor Ethernet switching, spanning tree protocols, GVRP, and IGMP snooping.
• Supports setting up Real Time Performance monitoring and viewing monitoring results.

JUNOS 9.5R1

JUNOS 9.5R1

J-Web interface enhancements—

• The dashboard displays the DC power supply.
• The Monitoring Chassis Information page displays details about the DC power supply.
• The Virtual Chassis monitoring page displays the details of the Virtual Chassis port (VCP) error and drop counts. The Virtual Chassis monitoring page also displays the maximum bandwidth and actual bandwidth of the VCP.

JUNOS 9.4R1

Not applicable

J-Web interface—For switch configuration and management

JUNOS 9.0R2

JUNOS 9.4R1

J-Web license-management tool

JUNOS 9.1R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

J-Web Port Troubleshooting tool

JUNOS 9.2R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Platform-specific JUNOS software installation packages—EX-series switches now have specific installation packages for each family of switches, and the names of the JUNOS software installation packages have been changed to include the switch family name.

JUNOS 9.4R1

JUNOS 9.4R1

Power over Ethernet (PoE) power management mode

JUNOS 9.3R2

Not supported