JUNIPER QFX10000-18Q QFX10000 Series Switches

QFX10000-18Q Exact Component Identity

QFX10000-18Q is the legacy Juniper QFX10000 orderable hardware component. The public Juniper lifecycle table confirms this exact PID but does not expose a current detailed port map for it.

Documented capability and exclusion

Juniper announced end of life on 15 July 2025, set the last-order date to 15 January 2026, lists Junos OS 24.4 as the final software version, and lists 15 January 2031 as end of support. Boundary: Do not infer port count, transceiver type, chassis slot compatibility or included optics from the 18Q suffix alone.

Evidence-limited legacy PID acceptance

Require a clear product label, serial number, FRU inventory output and original Juniper order record. Match the serial and hardware revision through Juniper support before planning a chassis slot or optics purchase. Record the installed Junos release and confirm that it does not exceed the published lifecycle ceiling.

Lifecycle checkpoint

Juniper includes this exact PID in the QFX10000 lifecycle announcement with a last-order date of 15 January 2026, Junos OS 24.4 as the final listed software version and 15 January 2031 as end of support. Confirm the serial-specific entitlement and support record before procurement.

Related QFX10000 component records

• QFX10000-30C - compare component role, port mode and chassis dependency.
• QFX10000-30C-M - compare component role, port mode and chassis dependency.
• QFX10000-36Q - compare component role, port mode and chassis dependency.

Official Juniper evidence: Juniper QFX Series Hardware Dates and Milestones and Juniper lifecycle or chassis documentation.