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Test Objectives

Test Goals

The testing for this JVD was performed with the following goals in mind (Please consult the Test Report for more information):

  • Build a production-grade lab design where all branch links are at minimum 10 Gbps when technically possible.
  • Test with Dualstack IPv4 and IPv6 wired and wireless client connections via WAN-Router.
  • Day 0 Features
    • Planning the deployment selecting the right option to manage EX switches remotely via Mist cloud.
    • Switch templates and configuration hierarchy.
    • Site variables
    • Additional Junos OS CLI
  • Day 1 Installation of the WAN-Router:
    • As standalone Router with a single downlink towards access switches.
    • As standalone Router with LAG towards the access switches.
    • As high-availability cluster with two LAG’s towards a distribution Virtual Chassis.
  • Day 1 single switch claim and ZTP towards Mist cloud (outbound-ssh or CloudX)
  • Day 1 Test with all permutations building Virtual Chassis through claim and ZTP when:
    • EX4100 or EX4400 that automatically built a Virtual Chassis when connected through backport.
    • EX4000 and EX4100-H that automatically built a Virtual Chassis when connected through dedicated 10Gbit/s Frontports.
    • EX2300 that needs to be prepared building Virtual Chassis via Front Port.
    • EX4400-24X requiring console to be prepared building Virtual Chassis via HGOE.
  • Day 1 Installation and claim of Juniper Access Point attached to access switch.
  • Day 1 Features simultaneously enabled such as:
    • Protect RE-filter
    • DHCP snooping
    • Storm control
    • MAC address limit with aging
    • Voice VLAN
    • QoS profile
    • RADIUS-based assignments of single VLAN, multiple VLANs and Filter-ID
    • Dynamic Port Configuration
    • SNMP
    • Syslog
    • Port mirroring
  • Day 2 Monitoring
    • Switch Insights.
    • Wired client insights.
    • Wired Assurance alerts (via e-mail).
    • Wired SLE monitoring.
    • Marvis VNA
    • Perform On-demand and dynamic Packet captures.
  • Day 2 Test of the three Virtual Chassis permutations where on each one must perform:
    • A Junos OS software update on the entire Virtual Chassis.
    • An RMA replacement of the primary member of a Virtual Chassis.
    • Adding a new member to each Virtual Chassis.
    • Deleting a member from each Virtual Chassis.
  • Perform scale testing with 50 VLANs and 2000 wired clients.
  • Perform extensive PoE testing.

Test Exclusions

The testing for this JVD was not performed on the following items:

  • Large scale switch testing and multiple building testing. Juniper Networks offers technologies such as campus fabric for these use cases which are not typically used at the branch.
  • Extensive testing of wireless and roaming. Wireless networking is not the focus of this JVD.
  • Juniper Mist™ Edge integration for wireless scaling. Mist Edge is not usually part of a branch. It is usually placed at the corporate headquarters or at the data center.
  • Testing with Juniper Networks® SSR Series Routers was not included in this JVD, as a separate JVD dedicated to WAN Edge for SSR had been published shortly beforehand. The integration of SSR WAN routers with branch EX Series Switches was already covered in that earlier testing process.
  • Extensive testing of third party RADIUS vendors. If one works such as FreeRADIUS, the others are believed to work as well.
  • Testing a routing protocol such as OSPF or BGP between the distribution layer and the WAN router. This is because most of the deployments terminate all VLANs at the WAN router for the sake of simplicity.
  • DHCP relay testing. This is part of the campus fabric. At the branch, the DHCP relay function is usually on the WAN router.
  • Testing of virtual routing functions (VRF). All Layer 3 functions are located on the WAN router.