Data Sheet

JUNOS SPACE DATASHEET

Network Management Challenges for Service Providers and Enterprises

For service providers, the network is the money-maker. Service providers look to their
network to create innovative services that solve business problems and demonstrate the
added value they can bring to their customers. These services must always be available to
ensure end- subscriber satisfaction, and new services need to be offered frequently as
demands and technology change in order to obtain additional revenue streams.
For enterprises, the network is both a strategic and critical corporate asset, where costs
Product Overview
have to be controlled. Explosive demand for smart devices, social media applications, and
Junos Space is a comprehensive mobility-based services has placed unprecedented pressure on network operators who
Network Management Solution must provide a compelling experience to increasingly demanding, tech savvy consumers.
that simplifies and automates The unrelenting expectations of highly secure and always-on connectivity and service,
management of Juniper’s coupled with the growing use of cloud environments, make the network increasingly
switching, routing, and security complex to manage and secure.
devices. Junos Space consists of
These networks can be extremely difficult to manage. Networks have been device centric,
a network management
and each new box brought a different interface and exponential complexity. This made
platform for deep element and
networks hard to manage, closed to innovation, and expensive to operate. With more users
FCAPS management, plug-and-
play management applications and devices than ever before, managing, securing, and delivering new services across the
for reducing costs and network has meant additional costs and complexities.
provisioning new services Juniper addresses these network challenges with Junos Space to help service providers and
quickly, and a programmable enterprise customers maximize their network value and scale solutions, all while reducing
SDK for network customization. complexity. Junos Space is a critical component of Juniper’s SDN strategy as it provides a
With each of these components centralized management plane for a single source of truth and a common management
working cohesively, Junos Space
platform for managing and creating applications to meet your specific needs.
offers a unified network
management and orchestration
solution to help you more Centralized Network Management
efficiently manage the New With Junos Space, you can simplify and automate the network, improve network agility,
Network.
and deliver new services quickly—all from a single console. Junos Space is composed of the
following three software elements:
• Junos Space Network Management Platform – Provides comprehensive FCAPS and
element management of Juniper devices which improves operator efficiencies,
providing a programmable interface and exposable APIs that enable the development
and integration of third-party applications
• Junos Space Management Applications – Plug and play, domain-specific applications
to help you provision new services and optimize workflow tasks across thousands of
Juniper devices
• Junos Space SDK (software development kit) – A programmable network solution
that enables you to leverage the connections and intelligence imbedded in the
network to create customized management solutions for your specific needs

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Key Component of Juniper’s SDN Strategy Additionally, you scale your network easily with zero-day support of
Junos Space is a critical component of our SDN strategy as it new devices and operating systems with a schema driven data base,
provides a centralized management plane for a single point-of- without having to upgrade the platform. With Junos Space, you get
contact into the network and a common management platform for a highly scalable platform with one cluster (six nodes running in a
managing and creating applications to meet your specific needs. fabric configuration) being able to manage the complete network
The Junos Space Network Management Platform and the Junos with up to 25,000 devices.
Space Management Applications are all accessible through a The Junos Space platform is architected from the ground up and is
northbound Representational State Transfer (REST)-based based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA). It uses industry-
Application Programming Interface (API). These open APIs provide standard technologies to provide an enhanced user experience,
core building blocks for new innovation, with no need to build massive application transparent scale, high availability, and feature
solutions from scratch. velocity. The Junos Space platform provides a single abstracted
They also provide access to all Junos-based devices, serving as a network model across Juniper’s networking infrastructure, and it
single entry point that abstracts your network to enable you to extends this to third parties through standards-based
manage, monitor, control and gather insight across your entire Representational State Transfer (RESTful) APIs. The use of a
network infrastructure. This enables operators to use their existing standards-based Device Management Interface (DMI), an XML
Operations/Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) deployments and schema-driven device access API, zero day support for new
tap into the rich functionality of both the Junos Space Network devices, and a plug-and-play application environment allows in-
Management Platform and the Management Applications. The service device and software upgrades. Users can access the Junos
programmability, centralization, and customization aspects of Junos Space platform functionality using a simple Web 2.0 graphical user
Space are important as network providers begin to embrace SDN interface (GUI), which uses persona-based workflows and
architectures in their networks. progressive disclosure to enable operator-centric and scope-specific
visibility and control.

Automate and Simplify the Network with the Junos Space

Network Management Platform
Junos Space Network Management Platform provides
comprehensive element management of Juniper devices. No other
vendor can manage Juniper devices to the depth and extent of
Junos Space. With the Junos Space Network Management
Platform, you get broad FCAPS capability, same day support for
new devices and Junos releases, a task-specific user interface, and
northbound APIs to easily integrate into existing NMS or OSS/BSS
deployments.
Figure 1: Job Management.
Junos Space Network Management Platform uses multilayered
network abstractions, operator-centric automation schemes, and
the simplicity of a point-and-click user interface to help network
operators in enterprise and service provider organizations scale
their operations, reduce operational complexity, and enable new
applications and services to be brought to market quickly.
With this platform, you get a unified approach for managing Juniper
infrastructure and designing/deploying new services. Junos Space
offers a centralized network management and orchestration
solution to manage both network devices and services through a
single pane of glass for real-time visibility. This means one sign on,
one user interface, one location to manage routers, switches, and
security devices.

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Junos Space Environment • Topology: Allows operators to have a broad, topological view
Scalable and Resilient Runtime Environment of the network including endpoint devices, link information,
bottlenecks and failures, and discovered relationships between
Junos Space is implemented as a scalable fabric of physical or
network elements such as devices and interconnections for
virtual appliances that work collaboratively to help optimize
devices under management.
network resiliency, availability, and resource utilization. You can
• Inventory management: Enables visualization storage and
expand or contract the fabric by simply adding or deleting nodes;
management of hardware inventory, including chassis-related
the system will automatically expand. Each node is fully utilized and
information such as serial numbers, software version, location,
the nodes work together to provide automated resource
and physical subcomponent information such as slots, cards,
management and a base for higher level applications.
and ports for all managed devices. Included is automated
The Junos Space Network Management Platform is designed for synchronization between hardware inventory, interface
carrier-grade reliability and availability. The Space fabric provides information, and configuration of the device.
1:1 data base redundancy and transparent switchover of UI • Software image management: Provides centralized, network-
sessions in case of node failure. And Junos Space is built to be wide deployment of software images and patches to enable
massively scalable. Multiple appliances can be clustered together to customers to efficiently manage the deployment of Juniper
form a single management fabric. software. Includes the ability to import software images from
The Junos Space Network Management Platform is multi-tenant local or networked file system, flexibly schedule software
and enables hot-pluggable application deployment and upgrades. deployments, stage or deploy software image to one or
Juniper or third-party applications can be added by downloading multiple devices in a single workflow, image verification for
them onto the platform, with the system automatically deploying accuracy, and use of golden image.
the applications throughout the fabric. One of the unique features • Configuration templates: Enables creation of cookie-cutter,
of the platform is its use of DMI, a schema-driven, programmatic model-based configuration templates to help optimize and
interface to allow for easy management of network devices. DMI scale device configurations. Includes schema-driven GUI for
makes it possible to import the published schema version and map fully customizable configurations, and an audit trail to track
out all configuration and operational commands for a given device, configuration changes. CLI-based template options are also
enabling zero day support and future proofing without having to available.
upgrade or patch the platform. • Configuration file management: Enables simplified
configuration management that includes import, edit compare,
and backup/restore for individual devices or device groups.
Enhanced User Experience
Provides instant visibility into network configuration and
Junos Space provides a simple to use Web 2.0 GUI that can be
performance correlation, automated configuration deployment
accessed through standard Web browsers. The GUI is designed to
scheduling, validation to minimize syntax errors, and entry
simplify the way you interact with the system. It is based on a task-
forms for easy creation of template definitions and bulk
oriented paradigm and uses persona-based workflows to help you
modification of configurations.
do your administrative tasks quickly and efficiently.

Embedded Network Infrastructure Automation

The Junos Space Network Management Platform provides
centralized, unified, out-of-the-box management for Juniper’s
networking infrastructure. It also provides full element management
functionality for total management of Juniper’s routing, switching,
and security devices. Network element management functions
include:
• Device discovery: Provides a wizard-based interface for near
real-time device discovery to enable operators to quickly bring
Figure 2: Configuration Templates
network devices under management.

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• Configuration editor: Using a schema-driven GUI, operators Junos Space Services Activation Director
can view and edit all attributes of a device’s configuration, Junos Space Services Activation Director ensures error-free service
including being able to work with portions of the configuration. provisioning and monitoring of legacy Carrier-Ethernet and MPLS
using a simple interface to design, validate and manage these
services. Service providers and enterprises must be able to rapidly
provision and offer new MPLS and Carrier Ethernet services across
their networks. In order to reduce operational costs and enable
quick service rollouts, these network operators need an intelligent
provisioning application that facilitates the design, deployment and
management of services. Junos Space Services Activation Director
is a collection of applications that facilitates automated design and
provisioning of L2VPN and L3VPN services, configuration of QoS
profiles, validation and monitoring of service performance and
management of synchronization.
Key features and benefits include:
• Removal of all possible manual configuration errors
• One centralized location for all L2VPN and L3VPN services
• Reduced mean time to recovery (MTTR) when troubleshooting
Figure 3: Audit Log
customer connectivity issues
• Junos OS script management: Provides centralized, total • Configuration management, health monitoring, discovery, and
management of Junos OS scripts, including import/export, GUI visualization of synchronization devices
view/edit, version control, deploy/delete, verify execution, and • Facilitates configuration of Quality of Service (QoS) features to
more to allow operators to leverage configuration and provide improved service to certain types of network traffic
diagnostic automation tools provided by the Juniper Networks • Checking end-to-end path connectivity of control plane and
Junos operating system. the data plane in order to guarantee SLAs
• Fault and Performance management: Includes cross-vendor
enterprise-grade event and performance management,
Powered by OpenNMS, for insight and visibility across all Junos Space Network Director
network devices. Junos Space Network Director is a full lifecycle management tool
for unified vision and control of the network wired and wireless
These platform functions enable users to control any part of their
infrastructure, users and services. Encompassing both wired and
Juniper network when used in conjunction with multiple add-on
wireless for enterprise customers in both the campus and data
applications.
center domains, Junos Space Network Director provides a single
pane of glass management solution enabling cost-effective delivery
Optimize Network Domain Management with Junos Space of high performance and high availability network services.
Management Applications
Extending the breadth of the solution are multiple Junos Space
Management Applications that optimize network management for
various domains. These applications, with their easy-to-use
interface, enable you to provision new services across thousands of
devices and optimize workflow tasks for specific use cases within
the core, edge, data center, campus, security, mobile, and more.
The following Junos Space Management Application can easily be
added and managed from the Junos Space Network Management
Platform.

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Building Network Applications with Junos Space SDK

Key features and benefits include:
For companies that want to extract value from their network and
• Operation simplicity help you shift from maintaining to
deliver on solutions that truly work for their business, Junos Space
innovating
is the platform of choice. You can create and deploy custom
• Less human error with guided, wizard based tasks
management applications using our programmable interface. Junos
• Fast and simple deployment with profile based approach by
Space improves network agility by providing a SDK toolkit and APIs
logical, location or device grouping
both at the platform and application level for a complete
• Optimize network performance with extensive performance
customized solution so you can meet the specific needs of your
and correlated fault management
business or internal procedures.
• Monitor and plan ahead with pervasive visibility into the
network The Junos Space SDK provides a complete rapid application
• Top interfaces with enhanced web 2.0 user experience with development framework that includes a common infrastructure, a
adoptive content and smart navigation software development kit (SDK) with prebuilt core services and
• Extensive PDF, CSV, HTML reporting to view inventory, usage, widgets to allow easy user interface prototyping, and standards
capacity, alarms, top talkers based APIs for third-party application integration. Using the Juniper
Networks Junos Space SDK, users have the option of developing
different classes of applications such as mashups, customized
Junos Space Security Director business process workflows, or native applications.
Junos Space Security Director helps organizations improve the The Junos Space Network Management Platform and its Open APIs
reach, ease, and accuracy of security policy administration with a provide RESTful access to all Junos-based devices, serving as a
scalable, GUI based management application. Used by both single entry point that abstracts your network to enable you to
enterprises and service providers, it helps administrators more manage, monitor, control and gather insight across your entire
quickly and intuitively manage all phases of security policy lifecycle, network infrastructure.
from policy creation to remediation, through one centralized web-
And, by using Junos Space SDK, you can utilize your investment in
based interface.
existing OSS/BSS solutions to manage, monitor and control the
Key features and benefits include: network. Plus, you’ll be able to access network data streams and
• Fast and easy enforcement of security state across the end-to- insight to proactively manage, monitor and simplify management of
end network your complex network.
• Quick, easy translation of business policies into network
configuration with minimal manual intervention
Learn Junos Space with Junosphere
• Rapid deployment of thousands of devices with minimal user
intervention and truck rolls The industry’s only virtual networking environment, Junosphere
• Setup of thousands of IPsec VPNs in minutes rather than days enables network operators to perform network testing, design and
• Easy point-and-click interface to enable security architects to training exercises in a risk-free virtual environment that is 90% less
design, validate, and deploy security policies consistently expensive than traditional physical labs. By utilizing Junosphere, you
across a distributed network can text your Junos Space instance before actually deploying into
• Patent pending technology called security domains to allow production. Create and run exact replicas of your network within a
security restrictions to be applied to distributed network cloud based Junos environment.
resources, reducing configuration errors
• Policy abstraction to enable users to simply drag and drop a
policy onto security devices
• Policy locking that reduces configuration errors by preventing
simultaneous edits
• Policy versioning for configuration snapshots and rollback
capabilities
• Topology view of the network for fully automated visualization
and configuration of security devices

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Junos Space Benefits

With the Junos Space customers benefit from:
• Network-wide visibility and control
• Quick scaling of operations and services
• Rapid deployment of switching, routing, and security
infrastructure
• Total management of Juniper devices
• Cross-Vendor event and performance management
• Network intelligence for extending core platform capabilities
• Fast problem identification and resolution
• SDK and APIs for customization and integration Figure 4: Configuration Editor
• Reduced OpEx

Features and Benefits

Table 1. Junos Space features and benefits

Features Feature Description Benefits

Web 2.0 GUI • Task-oriented GUI to enable users to complete tasks in congruent navigation steps and • Identity-based navigational flows and a consistent user experience that
screen flows without context switches increase user productivity, eliminate error prone manual operations,
• Persona-oriented system views and workflows and speed up operation cycle times
• Workflow automations for common tasks • Lower OpEx due to reduced requirement for highly skilled personnel;
• Progressive disclosure for contextual view of the network reduced training and support costs due to consistent interface and
workflow automation

Device • XML schema and metadata files describing how to manage each release of the device’s • Zero day device support
Management software • Future proofing of network investments
Interface (DMI)
Hot-pluggable/ • Hosted applications that can be hot-plugged into Junos Space platform via global • Rapid deployment of applications and devices
multi-tenant dashboard • In-service application and device updates to increase uptime and
applications
• Applications that leverage global platform capabilities but maintain their unique business continuity
identities

Application fabric • Distributed fabric of IP-connected physical or virtual appliances of pre-assembled, near • Instant scale by simply adding or deleting nodes on the fabric
identical full application stacks, including the complete Junos Space software to enable • Increased application availability and resilience due to no single point of
each appliance to provide full management functionality failure
• End users who are able to access management applications through a single, public • Resource optimization due to each node being fully utilized and load-
virtual IP balanced with others in the fabric
• Fabric that is deployed in active/active cluster configuration

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Features Feature Description Benefits

Network operations
Network discovery • Network and device discovery • Supports Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security
and inventory • Near real-time network inventory (FCAPS) network management framework, and provides total
management
• Dedicated socket connection to each device management of network elements
• Inventory management for automated collection of inventory data from Juniper Includes autodiscovery for improved asset management and network
devices. planning
• Inventory views of physical and logical inventory of supported devices, allowing users • Enables secure notifications and action for each configuration change
to generate reports and track locations, availability, and deployment of hardware and • Detailed view of all hardware inventory (power supplies, chassis cards,
software fans, part numbers, etc.) for all managed devices to enable intelligent
• Automated synchronization between hardware inventory, interface information, and cataloging for effective system upgrades and modifications
device configuration of the device
• Multi-target specification (IP address, IP address range, IP subnet, host name

Topology • Automated discovery of network topology (devices and interconnections) • Flexible network visualization options for simplifying network
• Tools for visualizing the discovered topology operations
• Tabular view for device-specific details
• Topology view for broad network visibility
• Semantic zooming for fine-grained device view

Software image • Centralized device software installation for all managed devices • Provides the ability to do remote software upgrades and in-service
management • Enables device images to be uploaded from local file system, and deployed onto a software upgrades
device or onto multiple devices of the same device family in a single workflow • Enables automated upgrade planning, scheduling, downloading, and
• Image verification for accuracy monitoring of device images
• Reduces errors with the use of a recommended image

Configuration • Device configuration templates that provide the ability to design and push any • Allows administrators to design, validate, and push configurations to
templates configuration to a device or group of devices device or device group
• Schema-driven GUI for template creation to enable granular control • Enables deployment of common configuration across multiple devices
• Entry forms to create template definitions • Allows operators to manipulate all knobs on a given device
• Audit log that captures all template deployment operations

Configuration • Configuration editor that provides the ability to view, edit, and delete all aspects of a • Allows operators to quickly view and modify any portion of a device’s
editor device’s configuration configuration

Configuration file • Ability to view a given device’s configuration and edit, add, or delete portions of that • Simplified configuration management to optimize network performance
management configuration and health
• Schema-driven • Instant visibility into network configuration and performance correlation
• Up-to-date view of device’s configuration • Entry forms to create template definition and bulk modify
• Ability to view, edit, version control, compare, back up, and restore network configurations
configuration files • Administrators able to compare different configuration versions either
for the same or different devices

Junos OS script • Configuration and management of Junos OS automation scripts, including import/ • Centralized management of all Junos OS automation scripts
management export, view/edit, version control, deploy/delete, and verify script execution

Full rapid • Includes a common infrastructure, a tool kit with core services and user interface • Comprehensive development environment to rapidly create and
application widgets, and integration APIs monetize applications
development
framework • Easy integration into operations support systems (OSS) and data center
ecosystems
• Ability to create mashups for market-specific solutions

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Specifications Junos Space Virtual Appliance

JA2500 Juniper Networks Junos Space Virtual Appliance includes the
Dimensions (W x H x 17.72 x 17.26 x 3.5 in (45.0 x 43.8 x 8.9 cm) complete Junos Space software package as well as the operating
D)
Weight 1 PS: 27.62 lb (12.52 kg)
system. It requires users to create a virtual machine in order to
2 PS: 30.0 lb (13.6 kg) deploy the appliance. The recommended specifications for the
Rack mountable 19” rack front and rear or mid-mount virtual machine are identical to the specifications of the physical
AC power supply 90 to 264 V, 47-63 Hz, 2-6 A, 250 watt AC power module. Dual
redundant option
appliance.
Efficiency 80Plus certified
Peak inrush current is:
-40 A maximum at 115 VAC and 25 C
80 A maximum at 240 VAC and 25 Juniper Networks Services and Support
DC power supply 560 W DC power module Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services
-45 to -60 V DC power supply
that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your high-
Chassis material 18 gauge (.048”) cold-rolled-steel
Fans 2 x 80 mm hot swap redundant fans (2nd optional)
performance network. Our services allow you to maximize
Traffic ports 4 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimizing risk,
2 x IOC slots full height
achieving a faster time to value for your network. Juniper Networks
Console port 1 x RJ-45 serial console
ensures operational excellence by optimizing the network to
Operating temperature 41° to 104° F (5° to 40° C)
maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and availability.
Storage temperature -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
For more details, please visit https://www.juniper.net/us/en/
Relative humidity 8% - 90% non-condensing
(operating) products.html.
Relative humidity 5% - 95% non-condensing
(storage)
Altitude (operating) 10,000 ft maximum Ordering Information
Altitude (storage) 40,000 ft maximum
What to Buy
Safety certifications • CSA 60950-1 (2003)
• Safety of Information
This product adheres to the Juniper Software Advantage pricing
• Technology Equipment model, thus please be advised of the following items that constitute
• UL 60950-1 (2003)
an order:
• EN 60950-1 (2001)
• IEC 60950-1 (2001) • Junos Space Platform JS-Platform is offered through the
• EN 60825-1 +A1+A2 (1994) Safety of Laser Products - Part 1:
purchase of a perpetual (unlimited term) license. This perpetual
Equipment Classification
• EN 60825-2 (2000) Safety of Laser Safety of Optical Fiber software license excludes Juniper Care Software Advantage,
Comm. Systems which must be purchased separately.
Emissions certifications • FCC Class A • If your order includes a hardware product/platform, select a
• EN 55022 Class A
hardware license based on your scale and performance
• EN 55024 Immunity
• EN 61000-3-2 requirements. You need to purchase additional software
• VCCI Class A licenses to support the base hardware.
Warranty Hardware one year and software 90 days • If you are ordering Junos Space Virtual Appliance, you would
NEBS No
be required to procure the necessary hardware separately. For
HDD 6 x 1TB Seagate Constellation.2 7200 2.5” SAS HDD5
RAID 10 array, LSI 2308 controller4 onboard
information on supported hypervisor(s) and virtual machine
Memory 32GB memory in a total of 4 DIMM slots (4x8GB DIMM modules) - (VM) requirements, please refer to the technical
DDR3-1600 ECC unbuffered
documentation for this product on our website
CPU Intel Xeon E3-1225v2 3.20GHz, 4C/4T2
77W Quad-Core Processor, 1 HW thread/core (www.juniper.net) under the support section.
IOC slots 2 x full height
Juniper Networks products are sold directly as well as through
PSU AC (Dual optional),
(DC optional) Juniper partners and resellers. For more information on the Juniper
Software Advantage business model, please visit https://
www.juniper.net/us/en/products/sdn-and-orchestration/junos-
space-platform.html.
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