Hi,
>1. Are these uplink ports equally configurable as any other ports on the switch ? (The documentation seemed to imply they are only >used for uplink and VC)
They are absolutely equall to any other port.
>2. Do they support 10GbE Copper DA SFP+, or do I absolutely need optics ?
It is on our roadmap for next year. So currently not supported.
>3. With optics, can I use standard SFP+ SR from another vendor, or is juniper implementation either proprietary, restricted, or >incomplete ?
Yes you can as long as this SFP is standard conform. However, in case of a problem you could be requested by JTAC to replace this SFP with Juniper one if JTAC thinks the problem is caused by third-party vendor SPF.
If this worked for you please flag my post as an "Accepted Solution" so others can benefit. A kudo would be cool if you think I earned it.
Kind Regards
Michael Pergament