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Adding a Switch Running Satellite Software to a Junos Fusion Enterprise

Use this procedure to add a switch that is already running satellite software to an operational Junos Fusion Enterprise as a satellite device.

Note:

To add a switch running satellite software version 2.0 to a satellite device cluster of a Junos Fusion Enterprise system:

  1. Convert the switch to Junos OS. See Installing Junos OS Software on a Standalone Device Running Satellite Software.

  2. Switch to the Junos Fusion Enterprise system. See the section Installing Satellite Software and Adding Satellite Devices to the Junos Fusion in Configuring or Expanding a Junos Fusion Enterprise.

A switch could already be running satellite software because it was previously part of another Junos Fusion, or because a user manually installed the satellite software.

To add a switch running satellite software to a Junos Fusion Enterprise as a satellite device:

Before you begin:

  1. Log into the aggregation device.
  2. Configure the link on the aggregation device into a cascade port, if you have not done so already.

    For example, to configure interface xe-0/0/1 on the aggregation device into a cascade port:

  3. Associate an FPC slot ID with the satellite device.

    There are multiple methods of associating FPC slot IDs. See Configuring or Expanding a Junos Fusion Enterprise for detailed information regarding FPC slot ID associations with satellite devices.

    Examples:

    • To associate FPC slot ID 101 with the satellite device that is connected to xe-0/0/1:

    • To associate FPC slot ID 101 with the satellite device using the serial number ABCDEFGHIJKL:

    • To associate FPC slot ID 101 with the satellite device using MAC address 12:34:56:AB:CD:EF:

  4. (Recommended) Configure the satellite switch into a satellite software upgrade group that uses the same version of satellite software that was manually installed onto the switch.

    This step is advisable, but not always required. Completing this step ensures that the satellite software on your device is not upgraded to the version of satellite software associated with the satellite software upgrade group upon installation.

  5. Commit the configuration to both Routing Engines:

    If you want to commit the configuration to a single Routing Engine:

  6. Cable the aggregation device to the satellite device using the assigned cascade port interface on the aggregation device that was assigned in Step 2.

    Cascade port interface support is discussed in Understanding Junos Fusion Enterprise Software and Hardware Requirements.

  7. Power on the satellite device, if you have not already done so.
    Note:

    The satellite device can be powered on at any point in this procedure.

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