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juniper QFX Series QFX5200-32C

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Juniper juniper QFX Series QFX5200-32C1U fixed switch32 ports6.4 Tbps

The Juniper QFX5200-32C is a 1U datacenter spine switch powered by Broadcom Tomahawk silicon, providing 32 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28. Delivering 6.4 Tbps of line-rate throughput and 3.2 Bpps forwarding rate, the QFX5200-32C helped lead the industry transition to 100G leaf-spine datacenter fabrics. Traded actively on the secondary market by enterprise and cloud refurbishers, the QFX5200-32C delivers cost-effective 100G spine capacity with standard Junos OS management.

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Specifications

Brandjuniper
FamilyQFX Series
Form factor1U fixed switch
ReleasedNov 2015
Ports32x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports
Switching capacity6.4 Tbps / 3.2 Bpps wire-speed forwarding performance
SiliconBroadcom Tomahawk 100G packet processing ASIC
FeaturesBGP, OSPF, EVPN-VXLAN, and Junos telemetry streaming
Power and coolingDual hot-swappable AC/DC power supplies with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow

Generations

Works together

How the juniper QFX Series QFX5200-32C connects to servers, storage and the network: 3 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged cluster

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Adapters for the server

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with Juniper

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Juniper has tested with the juniper QFX Series QFX5200-32C.

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FAQ

Can the QFX5200-32C support 25GbE server connections?

Yes, breakout cables break each 100GbE QSFP28 port into 4x 25GbE SFP28 interfaces, supporting up to 128x 25G links.

Does the QFX5200-32C support MPLS?

Yes, with standard Junos Advanced Feature Licenses, the QFX5200 supports MPLS and L3VPN architectures.

Buying or selling QFX5200-32C?

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