Installing Software Upgrades with the CLI

To install software upgrades with the CLI:

1. Using a Web browser, follow the links to the following download URL on the Juniper Networks Web page. Choose either Canada and U.S. Version or Worldwide Version.
   • https://www.juniper.net/support/csc/swdist-domestic/
   • https://www.juniper.net/support/csc/swdist-ww/
2. Log in to the Juniper Networks authentication system using the username (generally your e-mail address) and password supplied by Juniper Networks representatives.
3. Download the software to your local host.
4. Copy the software package to the router. We recommend that you copy it to the /var/tmp directory.
5. Install the new package on the router:
   • Customers in the United States and Canada use the following command:

     user@host> request system software add validate path/junos-jseriesrelease-domestic.tgz

   • All other customers use the following command:

     user@host> request system software add validatepath/junos-jseriesrelease-export.tgz

   Replace path with the full pathname to the bundle. Replace release with the software release version of the bundle.

6. Reboot the router to activate the junos-jseries software:
   user@host> request system reboot
   Reboot the system ? [yes,no] (no) yes
   Shutdown NOW!

   All the software is activated when you issue the reboot command.

   The router then reboots from the primary boot device on which you just installed the software. When the reboot is complete, the router displays the login prompt.

7. If your compact flash is running out of space and you do not wish to downgrade the software to a previous version, you can recover up to 30 MB of space by using the request system software delete-backup CLI command. This command deletes the backup software package.

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