[j-nsp] EX4600 and Mixed Modules

Doug McIntyre merlyn at geeks.org
Mon Aug 30 12:04:20 EDT 2021


On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:39:04PM +0200, Leon Kramer via juniper-nsp wrote:
> according to Juniper docs if you insert an EX4600-EM-8F module into an
> EX4600 chassis the interfaces are being restarted, while with installation
> of QFX-EM-4Q they do not.
> 
> However, I have experienced a link loss after inserting a QFX-EM-4Q module
> and wonder if the switch must restart interfaces if an EX4600-EM-8F module
> is installed into the second module slot.

FWIW: I don't trust any vendor on a switch expansion module. Even if
they say it is hot swapable, I've had so many reboot anyway. 
I would always do it in a maint window.




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