Juniper Hardware and Software Components
For this solution design, the Juniper products and software versions are below. The design documented in this JVD is considered the baseline representation for the validated solution. As part of a complete solutions suite, we routinely swap hardware devices with other models during iterative use case testing. Each switch platform validated in this document goes through the same rigorous role-based testing using specified versions of Junos OS and Apstra management software.
Juniper Hardware Components
The following table summarizes the validated Juniper devices for this JVD, and includes devices tested for AI Data Center Network with Juniper Apstra, AMD GPUs, and Vast Storage—Juniper Validated Design (JVD)
Table 19: Validated Devices and Positioning
| Solution | Leaf Switches | Spine Switches |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend Fabric | QFX5130-32CD | QFX5130-32CD |
| GPU Backend Fabric |
QFX5230-64CD (CLUSTER 1-STRIPE 1) QFX5220-32CD (CLUSTER 1-STRIPE 2) QFX5240-64CD/QFX5241-64CD (CLUSTER 2) |
QFX5230-64CD (CLUSTER 1) PTX10008 JNP10K-LC1201 (CLUSTER 1) QFX5240-64CD/QFX5241-64CD (CLUSTER 2) |
| Storage Backend Fabric |
QFX5220-32CD QFX5230-64CD QFX5240-64CD/QFX5241-64CD |
QFX5220-32CD QFX5230-64CD QFX5240-64CD/QFX5241-64CD |
Juniper Software Components
The following table summarizes the software versions tested and validated by role.
Table 20: Platform Recommended Release
| Platform | Role | Junos OS Release |
|---|---|---|
| QFX5240-64CD | GPU Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5241-64CD | GPU Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D42 |
| QFX5220-32CD | GPU Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5230-64CD | GPU Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5240-64CD | GPU Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5241-64CD | GPU Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D42 |
| QFX5230-64CD | GPU Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D20 |
| PTX10008 with LC1201 | GPU Backend Spine | 23.4R2-S3 |
| QFX5130-32CD | Frontend Leaf | 23.43R2-S3 |
| QFX5130-32CD | Frontend Spine | 23.43R2-S3 |
| QFX5220-32CD | Storage Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5230-64CD | Storage Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5240-64CD | Storage Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5241-64CD | Storage Backend Leaf | 23.4X100-D42 |
| QFX5220-32CD | Storage Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5230-64CD | Storage Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5240-64CD | Storage Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D20 |
| QFX5241-64CD | Storage Backend Spine | 23.4X100-D42 |