• Supported Platforms
• EX Series

• Related Topics
• LCD Panel in EX3200 and EX4200 Switches
• Configuring a Virtual Chassis (CLI Procedure)
• Configuring a Virtual Chassis (J-Web Procedure)
• Setting an Uplink Module Port as a Virtual Chassis Port (CLI Procedure)
• Understanding Interface Naming Conventions on EX Series Switches

Setting an Uplink Module Port or an EX4200-24F Network Port as a Virtual Chassis Port Using the LCD Panel

You can interconnect EX4200 switches that are beyond the reach of the Virtual Chassis cables as members of a Virtual Chassis configuration by installing the optional SFP uplink module, SFP+ uplink module, or XFP uplink module and connecting the uplink module ports. You can also use the network ports on EX4200-24F switches to interconnect Virtual Chassis member switches. To use the uplink module ports or the EX4200-24F network ports for interconnecting member switches, you must explicitly set the ports as VCPs.

This topic describes how to set the uplink module ports and the EX4200-24F network ports as VCPs using the LCD panel on the front of EX4200 switches.

In this procedure, we show how to configure uplink module port ge-0/1/2 as a VCP.

To set an uplink module port as a VCP using the LCD panel:

1. Press Menu until you see MAINTENANCE MENU.
2. Press Menu until you see REQUEST VC PORT.
3. Press Enter. You will see SET VC PORT?.
4. Press Enter. You will see SET FPC 0?.
5. Press Enter. You will see SET PIC 0?.
6. Press Menu until you see SET PIC 1?.
7. Press Enter. You will see SET PORT 0?.
8. Press Menu until you see SET PORT 2?.
9. Press Enter. You will see CONFIGURING ....
10. Once the configuration has been accepted, press Enter to return to the MAINTENANCE menu.

You can also use the LCD panel to delete a VCP, thus resetting the port to an uplink module port or an EX4200-24F network port.

To reset vcp-0/1/2 to an uplink module port using the LCD panel:

1. Press Menu until you see MAINTENANCE MENU.
2. Press Menu until you see REQUEST VC PORT.
3. Press Enter. You will see SET VC PORT?.
4. Press Menu. You will see DELETE VC PORT?.
5. Press Enter. You will see DELETE FPC 0?.
6. Press Enter. You will see DELETE PIC 0?.
7. Press Menu until you see DELETE PIC 1?.
8. Press Enter. You will see DELETE PORT 0?.
9. Press Menu until you see DELETE PORT 2?.
10. Press Enter. You will see CONFIGURING ....
11. Once the configuration has been accepted, press Enter to return to the MAINTENANCE menu.