request chassis pic-mode
Syntax
request chassis pic-mode (intraconnect | virtual-chassis) <all-members> <local> <member member-id>
Description
Set the PIC mode on an EX4500 switch. The PIC mode command determines whether the module that is plugged into the EX4500 switch operates as an intraconnect module or a Virtual Chassis module.
Operating an EX4500 switch without the intraconnect module or the Virtual Chassis module is not supported.
If you use the EX4500 switch as a standalone switch without
changing the PIC mode setting to intraconnect, you will
not be able to achieve 960 Gbps data rate throughput. Some of the
bandwidth is reserved for the dedicated Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs).
The PIC mode must be set to virtual-chassis if the
EX4500 switch is cabled into a Virtual Chassis using the dedicated
VCPs on the Virtual Chassis module. This is the setting in the default
factory configuration. The intraconnect PIC mode is not
supported by the default factory configuration.
If you want to use the EX4500 switch as a standalone switch,
you must take several steps to reset the PIC mode as intraconnect. You cannot reset the PIC mode intraconnect simply by
issuing the request chassis pic-mode intraconnect command.
See Resetting the EX4500 Switch to Run
as a Standalone Switch (CLI Procedure).
Use the show chassis pic-mode command to verify the current PIC mode setting.
The PIC mode setting is maintained through reboots even though it is set in operational mode.
You do not need to enter this command to use the Virtual Chassis module on an EX4550 switch.
Options
| intraconnect | Set the PIC mode to intraconnect. |
| virtual-chassis | Set the PIC mode to Virtual Chassis. |
| all-members | (Optional) Set the PIC mode for all members of the Virtual Chassis configuration. This is the default option. |
| local | (Optional) Set the PIC mode on the member switch where the command is issued. |
| member member-id | (Optional) Set the PIC mode on the specified member of the Virtual Chassis configuration. |
Required Privilege Level
view
Sample Output
request chassis pic-mode virtual-chassis
user@switch> request chassis pic-mode virtual-chassis
request chassis pic-mode intraconnect
user@switch> request chassis pic-mode intraconnect
fpc0:
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virtual-chassis (mode unchanged; intraconnect mode not supported on factory-default config)Release Information
Command introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1.