[j-nsp] Breaking an EX cluster?

[Scott Granados]

So let me  be a bit more clear.

I have an existing lab chassis.  It’s just something we use to test on etc.  We received 2 more decommissioned 4300 members from the field to add to the stack.  Right now it’s a stack of 2 and I’d like to make this 4.  The existing 2 member chassis boots fine, all the VCP ports show adjacency and all is good in the hood.:)
When I take the 3rd member whether I zeroize the new member to join it restarts but a link is never formed with the VCP ports.  I’m using the built in 40G ports and juniper cables that I obtained from Juniper for the back plain wiring on the stack.  No matter what I try I can’t get physical link between the two existing member chassis and one of my proposed repurposed members or member 3 in this case.  (line card roll)

I’m leaning towards hardware problem because I can’t get link no matter what I attach to the new switches VCP port but the two in the original functional chassis form adjacencies on all 4 cables.  So it’s adding the new to an existing that’s the problem.  Could be process and a very real possibility it’s the guy behind the keyboard writing this that’s the problem but not getting physical link was pointing me at hardware problems.  I just wanted to make sure I cleaned out the previous configs from the proposed new member well enough to not cause it to fail to join.

Does that make a bit more sense?

Thanks for you and everyone else responses as well. It’s very much appreciated.

Scott


On Aug 17, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Levi Pederson <levipederson at mankatonetworks.net<mailto:levipederson at mankatonetworks.net>> wrote:

Scott,

I was under the assumption you wanted to zerorize and remove a unit from a Virtual Chassis.  Hence the use of system zeorize.

If you wanted to completely erase and re-setup a new VC with old members of a previous that is a different story.

I think you issue might be process related.

I would erase and and pre-setup (partially) the first switch in the NEW VC with no VC cables attached.

Then connect the VC cables and power on the next member (previously zeroized).

That should bring up the VC between the two devices.

The other option would be to statically assign the VC nodes using the serial numbers.

Thank you,




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On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Scott Granados <scott at granados-llc.net<mailto:scott at granados-llc.net>> wrote:
Hi Ross, I had tried this but still no link.  I believe I have a hardware problem at work causing the vc ports not to link.  Zeroize seemed to do the trick but with out connectivity I’m Dead in the water.  Time to RMA I think.

Thanks
Scott

> On Aug 17, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Ross Halliday <ross.halliday at wtccommunications.ca<mailto:ross.halliday at wtccommunications.ca>> wrote:
>
> Since you want to nuke the config anyway, break the switch out of the VC and use
>
>       request system zeroize
>
> You may want to assign the soon-to-be-former member an RE role, if it's not an automatically elected cluster, just to make things a little easier.
>
> Cheers
> Ross
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp [mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net<mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net>] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 9:23 PM
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> Subject: [j-nsp] Breaking an EX cluster?
>
> Hi,
> Have some EX 4300s that I want to break apart and start like they were factory new and reboot.  I know about the factory default button on the front and the configuration option but no matter how I apply that I still have the node boot thinking it’s a member of the previous chassis.  How do I delete it’s membership when it’s active / a stand alone node?
>
> Any pointers are most appreciated.
>
> Thank you
> Scott
>
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