Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI: Port Fit Review


Why teams spend time on Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI before the PO


Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI product image


Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI is positioned on the supplier listing as storage hardware within the listed series line. Storage purchases fail when the SKU string, capacity class, and controller/enclosure role are not locked before the purchase order is issued. This article walks through a procurement-grade evaluation using only the product identity and description visible on the linked page—without inventing performance numbers that are not printed there.


Verified product identity



  • Brand: Juniper

  • Model / SKU: QFX5130-48CM-AFI

  • Product code (MPN): QFX5130-48CM-AFI

  • Series: listed series

  • Product type: network / IT hardware

  • Configuration: as listed

  • Condition on listing: Original New

  • Ordering role: Main SKU


What the listing actually asserts



  • Product Overview The Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI is a high-performance network component designed for the QFX5130-48CM series. Key Specifications QFX5130-48CM-AFO: [{‘group’: ‘Overview’, ‘attributes’: {‘Full Product Name’: ‘QFX5130-48CM Switch’, ‘OS Supported’: ‘Junos OS Evolved’, ‘First OS Release Supported’: ‘23.4R2S1-EVO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Chassis’, ‘attributes’: {‘Fixed/Modular Chassis?’: ‘Fixed’, ‘Form Factor’: ‘1 U’, ‘Chassis Height’: ‘1.72 in. / 4.3 cm’, ‘Chassis Width’: ‘17.28 in. / 43.9 cm’, ‘Chassis Depth’: ‘20.5 in. / 52.1 cm’, ‘Chassis Weight (As Shipped)’: ’27 lb /12.24 kg’, ‘Chassis Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48CM-AFO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Cooling System’, ‘attributes’: {‘AFO/AFI?’: ‘AFO’, ‘Fan Module Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48C-FANAO’, ‘Fan Module Count’: ‘6’, ‘Fan Module Redundancy’: ‘Yes’, ‘Fan Module Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’}}, {‘group’: ‘Environmental Specifications’, ‘attributes’: {‘Operating Temperature’: ’32°F through 104°F /0° through 40°C’, ‘Storage Temperature’: ‘-40°F through 158°F /-40° through 70°C’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Operating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Nonoperating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Seismic Tolerance’: ‘Zone 4’, ‘Maintenance Clearance’: ’30 in./ 76.2 cm’}}, {‘group’: ‘Built-in Network Ports’, ‘attributes’: {‘SFP-DD Port Count’: ’48’, ‘SFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘SFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’}}, {‘group’: ‘Other Port Configuration’, ‘attributes’: {‘Console Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Console Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘Management Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Management Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘USB Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Uplink Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘Uplink Port Type’: ‘QSFP-DD’, ’10 MHz Port’: ‘1’, ‘PPS Port’: ‘1’}}, {‘group’: ‘Performance (Routing/Switching)’, ‘attributes’: {‘Throughput’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Bidirectional)’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Unidirectional)’: ‘8’, ‘Forwarding Capacity’: ‘2.7E9’, ‘Egress VLAN ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Egress Port ACL’: ‘4000’, ‘Egress Routed ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Ingress VLAN ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘Ingress Port ACL’: ‘14335.0’, ‘Ingress Routed ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘ARP Entries (Thousands)’: ’32’, ‘LAGs Count’: ’72’, ‘MAC Addresses Per System (Thousands)’: ‘96000.0’, ‘Maximum Mirroring Sessions’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination VLANs’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination Ports’: ‘4’, ‘VLAN IDs Count’: ‘4000’, ‘Jumbo Frame’: ‘9216.0’, ‘Total Packet Buffer’: ‘0.082’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Multicast)’: ‘2’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Unicast)’: ‘8’}}, {‘group’: ‘Processor’, ‘attributes’: {‘CPU’: ‘Intel Ice Lake (4 core)’, ‘DRAM’: ’32’}}, {‘group’: ‘Power System’, ‘attributes’: {‘PSU Count’: ‘2’, ‘PSU Redundancy’: ‘1+1’, ‘PSU Airflow Direction’: ‘Front-to-back’, ‘PSU Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’, ‘AC PSU Model Number’: ‘JPSU-1600W-1UACAFO’, ‘AC Max Power Consumption’: ‘641’, ‘AC Average Power Consumption’: ‘253’, ‘Grounding Cable Lug Type’: ‘Panduit LCD6-14A-L’}}, {‘group’: ‘Storage’, ‘attributes’: {‘Storage Size’: ‘200’, ‘Storage Type’: ‘SSD’}}] QFX5130-48CM-AFI: [{‘group’: ‘Overview’, ‘attributes’: {‘Full Product Name’: ‘QFX5130-48CM Switch’, ‘OS Supported’: ‘Junos OS Evolved’, ‘First OS Release Supported’: ‘23.4R2S1-EVO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Chassis’, ‘attributes’: {‘Fixed/Modular Chassis?’: ‘Fixed’, ‘Form Factor’: ‘1 U’, ‘Chassis Height’: ‘1.72 in. / 4.3 cm’, ‘Chassis Width’: ‘17.28 in. / 43.9 cm’, ‘Chassis Depth’: ‘20.5 in. / 52.1 cm’, ‘Chassis Weight (As Shipped)’: ’27 lb /12.24 kg’, ‘Chassis Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48CM-AFO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Cooling System’, ‘attributes’: {‘AFO/AFI?’: ‘AFO’, ‘Fan Module Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48C-FANAO’, ‘Fan Module Count’: ‘6’, ‘Fan Module Redundancy’: ‘Yes’, ‘Fan Module Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’}}, {‘group’: ‘Environmental Specifications’, ‘attributes’: {‘Operating Temperature’: ’32°F through 104°F /0° through 40°C’, ‘Storage Temperature’: ‘-40°F through 158°F /-40° through 70°C’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Operating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Nonoperating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Seismic Tolerance’: ‘Zone 4’, ‘Maintenance Clearance’: ’30 in./ 76.2 cm’}}, {‘group’: ‘Built-in Network Ports’, ‘attributes’: {‘SFP-DD Port Count’: ’48’, ‘SFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘SFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’}}, {‘group’: ‘Other Port Configuration’, ‘attributes’: {‘Console Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Console Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘Management Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Management Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘USB Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Uplink Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘Uplink Port Type’: ‘QSFP-DD’, ’10 MHz Port’: ‘1’, ‘PPS Port’: ‘1’}}, {‘group’: ‘Performance (Routing/Switching)’, ‘attributes’: {‘Throughput’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Bidirectional)’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Unidirectional)’: ‘8’, ‘Forwarding Capacity’: ‘2.7E9’, ‘Egress VLAN ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Egress Port ACL’: ‘4000’, ‘Egress Routed ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Ingress VLAN ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘Ingress Port ACL’: ‘14335.0’, ‘Ingress Routed ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘ARP Entries (Thousands)’: ’32’, ‘LAGs Count’: ’72’, ‘MAC Addresses Per System (Thousands)’: ‘96000.0’, ‘Maximum Mirroring Sessions’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination VLANs’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination Ports’: ‘4’, ‘VLAN IDs Count’: ‘4000’, ‘Jumbo Frame’: ‘9216.0’, ‘Total Packet Buffer’: ‘0.082’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Multicast)’: ‘2’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Unicast)’: ‘8’}}, {‘group’: ‘Processor’, ‘attributes’: {‘CPU’: ‘Intel Ice Lake (4 core)’, ‘DRAM’: ’32’}}, {‘group’: ‘Power System’, ‘attributes’: {‘PSU Count’: ‘2’, ‘PSU Redundancy’: ‘1+1’, ‘PSU Airflow Direction’: ‘Front-to-back’, ‘PSU Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’, ‘AC PSU Model Number’: ‘JPSU-1600W-1UACAFI’, ‘AC Max Power Consumption’: ‘641’, ‘AC Average Power Consumption’: ‘253’, ‘Grounding Cable Lug Type’: ‘Panduit LCD6-14A-L’}}, {‘group’: ‘Storage’, ‘attributes’: {‘Storage Size’: ‘200’, ‘Storage Type’: ‘SSD’}}] QFX5130-48CM-D-AFO: [{‘group’: ‘Overview’, ‘attributes’: {‘Full Product Name’: ‘QFX5130-48CM Switch’, ‘OS Supported’: ‘Junos OS Evolved’, ‘First OS Release Supported’: ‘23.4R2S1-EVO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Chassis’, ‘attributes’: {‘Fixed/Modular Chassis?’: ‘Fixed’, ‘Form Factor’: ‘1 U’, ‘Chassis Height’: ‘1.72 in. / 4.3 cm’, ‘Chassis Width’: ‘17.28 in. / 43.9 cm’, ‘Chassis Depth’: ‘20.5 in. / 52.1 cm’, ‘Chassis Weight (As Shipped)’: ’27 lb /12.24 kg’, ‘Chassis Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48CM-AFO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Cooling System’, ‘attributes’: {‘AFO/AFI?’: ‘AFO’, ‘Fan Module Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48C-FANAO’, ‘Fan Module Count’: ‘6’, ‘Fan Module Redundancy’: ‘Yes’, ‘Fan Module Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’}}, {‘group’: ‘Environmental Specifications’, ‘attributes’: {‘Operating Temperature’: ’32°F through 104°F /0° through 40°C’, ‘Storage Temperature’: ‘-40°F through 158°F /-40° through 70°C’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Operating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Nonoperating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Seismic Tolerance’: ‘Zone 4’, ‘Maintenance Clearance’: ’30 in./ 76.2 cm’}}, {‘group’: ‘Built-in Network Ports’, ‘attributes’: {‘SFP-DD Port Count’: ’48’, ‘SFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘SFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’}}, {‘group’: ‘Other Port Configuration’, ‘attributes’: {‘Console Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Console Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘Management Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Management Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘USB Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Uplink Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘Uplink Port Type’: ‘QSFP-DD’, ’10 MHz Port’: ‘1’, ‘PPS Port’: ‘1’}}, {‘group’: ‘Performance (Routing/Switching)’, ‘attributes’: {‘Throughput’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Bidirectional)’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Unidirectional)’: ‘8’, ‘Forwarding Capacity’: ‘2.7E9’, ‘Egress VLAN ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Egress Port ACL’: ‘4000’, ‘Egress Routed ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Ingress VLAN ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘Ingress Port ACL’: ‘14335.0’, ‘Ingress Routed ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘ARP Entries (Thousands)’: ’32’, ‘LAGs Count’: ’72’, ‘MAC Addresses Per System (Thousands)’: ‘96000.0’, ‘Maximum Mirroring Sessions’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination VLANs’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination Ports’: ‘4’, ‘VLAN IDs Count’: ‘4000’, ‘Jumbo Frame’: ‘9216.0’, ‘Total Packet Buffer’: ‘0.082’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Multicast)’: ‘2’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Unicast)’: ‘8’}}, {‘group’: ‘Processor’, ‘attributes’: {‘CPU’: ‘Intel Ice Lake (4 core)’, ‘DRAM’: ’32’}}, {‘group’: ‘Power System’, ‘attributes’: {‘PSU Count’: ‘2’, ‘PSU Redundancy’: ‘1+1’, ‘PSU Airflow Direction’: ‘Front-to-back’, ‘PSU Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’, ‘DC PSU Model Number’: ‘JPSU-1600W-1UDCAFO’, ‘DC Max Power Consumption’: ‘587’, ‘DC Average Power Consumption’: ‘272’, ‘Grounding Cable Lug Type’: ‘Panduit LCD6-14A-L’}}, {‘group’: ‘Storage’, ‘attributes’: {‘Storage Size’: ‘200’, ‘Storage Type’: ‘SSD’}}] QFX5130-48CM-D-AFI: [{‘group’: ‘Overview’, ‘attributes’: {‘Full Product Name’: ‘QFX5130-48CM Switch’, ‘OS Supported’: ‘Junos OS Evolved’, ‘First OS Release Supported’: ‘23.4R2S1-EVO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Chassis’, ‘attributes’: {‘Fixed/Modular Chassis?’: ‘Fixed’, ‘Form Factor’: ‘1 U’, ‘Chassis Height’: ‘1.72 in. / 4.3 cm’, ‘Chassis Width’: ‘17.28 in. / 43.9 cm’, ‘Chassis Depth’: ‘20.5 in. / 52.1 cm’, ‘Chassis Weight (As Shipped)’: ’27 lb /12.24 kg’, ‘Chassis Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48CM-AFO’}}, {‘group’: ‘Cooling System’, ‘attributes’: {‘AFO/AFI?’: ‘AFO’, ‘Fan Module Model Number’: ‘QFX5130-48C-FANAO’, ‘Fan Module Count’: ‘6’, ‘Fan Module Redundancy’: ‘Yes’, ‘Fan Module Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’}}, {‘group’: ‘Environmental Specifications’, ‘attributes’: {‘Operating Temperature’: ’32°F through 104°F /0° through 40°C’, ‘Storage Temperature’: ‘-40°F through 158°F /-40° through 70°C’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Operating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Relative Humidity, Noncondensing (Nonoperating)’: ‘5% through 90%’, ‘Seismic Tolerance’: ‘Zone 4’, ‘Maintenance Clearance’: ’30 in./ 76.2 cm’}}, {‘group’: ‘Built-in Network Ports’, ‘attributes’: {‘SFP-DD Port Count’: ’48’, ‘SFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘SFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘QSFP-DD Port Channelization’: ‘Y’, ‘QSFP-DD Port – MACsec Support?’: ‘Y’}}, {‘group’: ‘Other Port Configuration’, ‘attributes’: {‘Console Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Console Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘Management Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Management Port Type’: ‘RJ-45’, ‘USB Port Count’: ‘1’, ‘Uplink Port Count’: ‘8’, ‘Uplink Port Type’: ‘QSFP-DD’, ’10 MHz Port’: ‘1’, ‘PPS Port’: ‘1’}}, {‘group’: ‘Performance (Routing/Switching)’, ‘attributes’: {‘Throughput’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Bidirectional)’: ’16’, ‘Throughput (Unidirectional)’: ‘8’, ‘Forwarding Capacity’: ‘2.7E9’, ‘Egress VLAN ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Egress Port ACL’: ‘4000’, ‘Egress Routed ACL’: ‘2000’, ‘Ingress VLAN ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘Ingress Port ACL’: ‘14335.0’, ‘Ingress Routed ACL’: ‘28671.0’, ‘ARP Entries (Thousands)’: ’32’, ‘LAGs Count’: ’72’, ‘MAC Addresses Per System (Thousands)’: ‘96000.0’, ‘Maximum Mirroring Sessions’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination VLANs’: ‘4’, ‘Traffic Mirroring Destination Ports’: ‘4’, ‘VLAN IDs Count’: ‘4000’, ‘Jumbo Frame’: ‘9216.0’, ‘Total Packet Buffer’: ‘0.082’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Multicast)’: ‘2’, ‘QoS Hardware Queues Per Port (Unicast)’: ‘8’}}, {‘group’: ‘Processor’, ‘attributes’: {‘CPU’: ‘Intel Ice Lake (4 core)’, ‘DRAM’: ’32’}}, {‘group’: ‘Power System’, ‘attributes’: {‘PSU Count’: ‘2’, ‘PSU Redundancy’: ‘1+1’, ‘PSU Airflow Direction’: ‘Front-to-back’, ‘PSU Hot-Removable And Hot-Insertable?’: ‘Yes’, ‘DC PSU Model Number’: ‘JPSU-1600W-1UDCAFI’, ‘DC Max Power Consumption’: ‘587’, ‘DC Average Power Consumption’: ‘272’, ‘Grounding Cable Lug Type’: ‘Panduit LCD6-14A-L’}}, {‘group’: ‘Storage’, ‘attributes’: {‘Storage Size’: ‘200’, ‘Storage Type’: ‘SSD’}}]

  • Condition: Original New


Role fit and architecture notes




  • Confirm whether the PO line is a controller, disk enclosure, software license, or full system SKU

  • Separate media type assumptions (HDD/SSD/all-flash wording if present on the page) from unverified IOPS claims

  • Align rack space, power, and multipath fabric design with the physical unit you will actually receive

  • Plan spare disks / controllers only after the exact model string is fixed


Port, power, and cabling decision tree



  1. Copy the exact model string and product code into the design BOM and the purchase requisition side by side.

  2. Count copper and optical interfaces against day-1 endpoints plus a documented growth reserve (for example 20–30% empty ports in dense closets).

  3. Decide media: Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6A for multi-gig copper; OS2/OM3/OM4 and approved optics for fiber uplinks.

  4. Power path: AC is mentioned on the listing—align PDU type, cordage, and dual-supply policy with site standards.

  5. Thermal and depth: reserve blanking panels and airflow direction consistency even when the page omits exact BTU numbers.

  6. Management path: out-of-band Ethernet or console access should be drawn on the rack elevation before install day.



Deployment and rollout narrative



  1. Lab or pilot: stage one unit with the same cabling plant and uplink type planned for production. Capture boot time, default management address behavior, and any first-login prompts.

  2. Image and config: store a baseline configuration template versioned in your repository. Avoid hand-built snowflake units across sites.

  3. Physical install: label front ports and rear power feeds; photograph serial labels for the CMDB on the same day as racking.



Buying checklist (copy into the ticket)





Summary


Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI is a good candidate only when the verified identity and interface story match the design you intend to operate for the next hardware cycle. Use the linked product page as the shared source for model string, product code, and description text; keep unlisted performance claims out of the purchase justification until they are confirmed by your own design package. Order deliberately, pilot once, then scale the same SKU.


Product listing: Juniper QFX5130-48CM-AFI