Switching

For an upcoming project a consultant has specified both Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches. I'm new to the Juniper hardware line and unfortunitely having trouble determining what I think should be a pretty basic question.

Before I go any further, three important points. The consultant specified these exact switch models; except in the case of an official end-of-life notice I can-not deviate from this hardware choice. I can not add any additional hardware/software/licenses other than what is directly required to physically mount the switch into a rack. I have to work exclusively with what hardware is handed to me. Additionally, I have no say or influence on where our procurement department acquires the hardware for this or any project. For this reason, Juniper partners are unwilling to assist me because there is no upside for their sales team to talk to me. Moving on...

Some documentation seems to indicate that the Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches should each come with an EX4300 4-port 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ Uplink Module in-the-box. Others disagree and claim this is a separate part that must be ordered specifically in addition to the switch. Trying to determine which is correct for an out-of-the-box stock ordered EX4300-48P and 24P. If I don't have this uplink module I need to work out how to link my switches together with the 1G ports, but if I get this +SFP module with a stock EX4300-48P I can try to scrape together some SFP optics and try to increase my uplink capacity.

Thanks to all!

-EM

For an upcoming project a consultant has specified both Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches. I'm new to the Juniper hardware line and unfortunitely having trouble determining what I think should be a pretty basic question.

Before I go any further, three important points. The consultant specified these exact switch models; except in the case of an official end-of-life notice I can-not deviate from this hardware choice. I can not add any additional hardware/software/licenses other than what is directly required to physically mount the switch into a rack. I have to work exclusively with what hardware is handed to me. Additionally, I have no say or influence on where our procurement department acquires the hardware for this or any project. For this reason, Juniper partners are unwilling to assist me because there is no upside for their sales team to talk to me. Moving on...

Some documentation seems to indicate that the Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches should each come with an EX4300 4-port 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ Uplink Module in-the-box. Others disagree and claim this is a separate part that must be ordered specifically in addition to the switch. Trying to determine which is correct for an out-of-the-box stock ordered EX4300-48P and 24P. If I don't have this uplink module I need to work out how to link my switches together with the 1G ports, but if I get this +SFP module with a stock EX4300-48P I can try to scrape together some SFP optics and try to increase my uplink capacity.

Thanks to all!

-EM

For an upcoming project a consultant has specified both Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches. I'm new to the Juniper hardware line and unfortunitely having trouble determining what I think should be a pretty basic question.

Before I go any further, three important points. The consultant specified these exact switch models; except in the case of an official end-of-life notice I can-not deviate from this hardware choice. I can not add any additional hardware/software/licenses other than what is directly required to physically mount the switch into a rack. I have to work exclusively with what hardware is handed to me. Additionally, I have no say or influence on where our procurement department acquires the hardware for this or any project. For this reason, Juniper partners are unwilling to assist me because there is no upside for their sales team to talk to me. Moving on...

Some documentation seems to indicate that the Juniper EX4300-48P and EX4300-24P switches should each come with an EX4300 4-port 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ Uplink Module in-the-box. Others disagree and claim this is a separate part that must be ordered specifically in addition to the switch. Trying to determine which is correct for an out-of-the-box stock ordered EX4300-48P and 24P. If I don't have this uplink module I need to work out how to link my switches together with the 1G ports, but if I get this +SFP module with a stock EX4300-48P I can try to scrape together some SFP optics and try to increase my uplink capacity.

Thanks to all!

-EM