Deleting Virtual Chassis Ports in a Virtual Chassis Configuration
You can delete a Virtual Chassis port (vcp-slot/pic/port) as part of the procedure for deleting a Virtual Chassis configuration. You can also delete a Virtual Chassis port when you want to replace it with a Virtual Chassis port configured on a different FPC slot, PIC slot, or port number in the router or switch. After you delete a Virtual Chassis port by using the request virtual-chassis vc-port delete command, the port becomes available to the global configuration and can again function as a standard network port.
 | Note: If you issue the request virtual-chassis vc-port delete command without first installing an MX Virtual Chassis Redundancy Feature Pack license on both member routers, the software displays a warning message that you are operating without a valid Virtual Chassis software license. A software license is not needed to create an EX9200 Virtual Chassis. |
To remove the Virtual Chassis ports from both member devices in a Virtual Chassis:
- In the console window on the router or switch configured
as member 0, remove one or more Virtual Chassis ports.
{master:member0-re0}user@host1> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete fpc-slot fpc-slot-number pic-slot pic-slot-number port port-numberFor example, the following command deletes vcp-2/2/0 (the Virtual Chassis port on FPC slot 2, PIC slot 2, and port 0) from member 0 in the Virtual Chassis.
{master:member0-re0}user@host1> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete fpc-slot 2 pic-slot 2 port 0vc-port successfully deleted
- In the console window on the router or switch configured
as member 1, remove one or more Virtual Chassis ports.
{master:member1-re0}user@host2> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete fpc-slot fpc-slot-number pic-slot pic-slot-number port port-number - (Optional) Confirm that the Virtual Chassis ports have
been deleted from each of the two member routers or switches.
When you delete a Virtual Chassis port, its name (vcp-slot/pic/port) no longer appears in the output of the show virtual-chassis vc-port command. For example, the following output for the show virtual-chassis vc-port command on each member router or switch confirms that all Virtual Chassis ports have been deleted from both member devices.
For member 0 (host1):
{master:member0-re0}user@host1> show virtual-chassis vc-port all-membersmember0: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
For member 1 (host2):
{backup:member1-re0}user@host2> show virtual-chassis vc-port all-membersmember1: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Tip: Deleting and then re-creating a Virtual Chassis port configuration may cause the Virtual Chassis port to appear as Absent in the Status column of the show virtual-chassis vc-port command display. To resolve this issue, reboot the FPC that hosts the re-created Virtual Chassis port. |
