Step 6: Configure the JA2500 Appliance
You can configure a JA2500 Appliance as a Junos Space node or as a specialized node
used for fault monitoring and performance monitoring (FMPM).
Before you begin, ensure that you have the relevant information (depending on whether
you are configuring a Junos Space node or an FMPM node) shown in
available:
Table 2: Information Required for Junos Space Appliance Configuration
Required for Configuring FMPM
Node?
Required for Configuring Junos
Space Node?
Description
Yes
Yes
IP address and subnet mask or prefix of the eth0
interface
Yes
Yes
IP address of the default gateway
Yes
Yes
IP address of the name server
Yes, only if you are configuring the
eth1 interface
Yes, only if you are configuring the
eth1 interface
IP address and subnet mask of the eth1 interface
NOTE:
From Junos Space Network Management
Platform Release 14.1R1 onward, you can
configure the eth1 Ethernet interface as an
administrative interface.
Yes, only if the IP address of the eth1
interface is not in the same subnet
as the VIP address
Yes, only if the IP address for the eth1
interface is not in the same subnet
as the VIP address
IP address of the default gateway for the eth1
interface
No
Yes, only if you are configuring the
eth3 interface
IP address and subnet mask or prefix of the eth3
interface
No
Yes, only if you are configuring the
eth3 interface
IP address of the default gateway for the eth3
interface
Yes
NOTE:
This is the VIP address of the
FMPM nodes and is used for
communications between Junos
Space nodes and FMPM nodes. This
VIP address must be different from
the VIP address used to access the
Web GUI.
Yes
NOTE:
The VIP address is used to
access the Junos Space Network
Management Platform GUI through
a Web browser.
Virtual IP (VIP) address
NOTE:
The VIP address must be in the same
subnet as the IP address assigned to the eth0
interface.
Yes
Yes
NTP server settings with which the Junos Space
Appliance synchronizes its time.
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