List of Technical Publications
Table 3 lists the software and hardware guides and release notes for Juniper Networks M-series, MX-series, and T-series routing platforms and describes the contents of each document. Table 4 lists the books included in the Network Operations Guide series. Table 5 lists the manuals and release notes supporting Junos OS for J-series and SRX-series platforms. All documents are available at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/.
Table 6 lists additional books on Juniper Networks solutions that you can order through your bookstore. A complete list of such books is available at http://www.juniper.net/books.
Table 3: Technical Documentation for Supported Routing Platforms
Book | Description |
|---|---|
| Hardware Documentation | |
Hardware Guide | Describes how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot routing platforms and components. Each platform has its own hardware guide. |
PIC Guide | Describes the routing platform's Physical Interface Cards (PICs). Each platform has its own PIC guide. |
DPC Guide | Describes the Dense Port Concentrators (DPCs) for all MX-series routers. |
| Junos Scope Documentation | |
Junos Scope Software User Guide | Describes the Junos Scope software graphical user interface (GUI), how to install and administer the software, and how to use the software to manage routing platform configuration files and monitor routing platform operations. |
| Advanced Insight Solutions (AIS) Documentation | |
Advanced Insight Solutions Guide | Describes the Advanced Insight Manager (AIM) application, which provides a gateway between Junos devices and Juniper Support Systems (JSS) for case management and intelligence updates. Explains how to run AI-Scripts on Juniper Networks devices. |
| Release Notes | |
Junos OS Release Notes | Summarize new features and known problems for a particular software release, provide corrections and updates to published Junos, Junos XML protocol, and NETCONF manuals, provide information that might have been omitted from the manuals, and describe upgrade and downgrade procedures. |
Hardware Release Notes | Describe the available documentation for the routing platform and summarize known problems with the hardware and accompanying software. Each platform has its own release notes. |
Junos Scope Release Notes | Contain corrections and updates to the published Junos Scope manual, provide information that might have been omitted from the manual, and describe upgrade and downgrade procedures. |
AIS Release Notes | Summarize AIS new features and guidelines, identify known and resolved problems, provide information that might have been omitted from the manuals, and provide initial setup, upgrade, and downgrade procedures. |
AIS AI-Scripts Release Notes | Summarize AI-Scripts new features, identify known and resolved problems, provide information that might have been omitted from the manuals, and provide instructions for automatic and manual installation, including deleting and rolling back. |
Table 4: Junos OS Network Operations Guides
Book | Description |
|---|---|
Baseline | Describes the most basic tasks for running a network using Juniper Networks products. Tasks include upgrading and reinstalling Junos OS, gathering basic system management information, verifying your network topology, and searching log messages. |
Interfaces | Describes tasks for monitoring interfaces. Tasks include using loopback testing and locating alarms. |
MPLS | Describes tasks for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting an example MPLS network. Tasks include verifying the correct configuration of the MPLS and RSVP protocols, displaying the status and statistics of MPLS running on all routing platforms in the network, and using the layered MPLS troubleshooting model to investigate problems with an MPLS network. |
MPLS Log Reference | Describes MPLS status and error messages that appear in the output of the show mpls lsp extensive command. The guide also describes how and when to configure Constrained Shortest Path First (CSPF) and RSVP trace options, and how to examine a CSPF or RSVP failure in a sample network. |
MPLS Fast Reroute | Describes operational information helpful in monitoring and troubleshooting an MPLS network configured with fast reroute (FRR) and load balancing. |
Hardware | Describes tasks for monitoring M-series and T-series routing platforms. |
To configure and operate a J-series Services Router or an SRX-series Services Gateway running Junos OS, you must also use the configuration statements and operational mode commands documented in Junos configuration guides and command references. To configure and operate a WX Integrated Services Module, you must also use WX documentation.
Table 5: Junos OS for J-series Services Routers and SRX-series Services Gateways Documentation
Book | Description |
|---|---|
| J-series and SRX-series Platforms | |
Junos OS Interfaces and Routing Configuration Guide | Explains how to configure SRX-series and J-series interfaces for basic IP routing with standard routing protocols, ISDN service, firewall filters (access control lists), and class-of-service (CoS) traffic classification. |
Junos OS Security Configuration Guide | Explains how to configure and manage SRX-series and J-series security services such as stateful firewall policies, IPsec VPNs, firewall screens, Network Address Translation (NAT), Public Key Cryptography, chassis clusters, Application Layer Gateways (ALGs), and Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP). |
Junos OS Administration Guide for Security Devices | Shows how to monitor SRX-series and J-series devices and routing operations, firewall and security services, system alarms and events, and network performance. This guide also shows how to administer user authentication and access, upgrade software, and diagnose common problems. |
Junos OS CLI Reference | Provides the complete configuration hierarchy available on SRX-series and J-series devices. This guide also describes the configuration statements and operational mode commands unique to these devices. |
Network and Security Manager: Configuring J Series Services Routers and SRX Series Services Gateways Guide | Explains how to configure, manage, and monitor J-series Services Routers and SRX-series services gateways through NSM. |
Junos OS Release Notes | Summarize new features and known problems for a particular release of Junos OS, including Junos OS for J-series and SRX-series devices.The release notes also contain corrections and updates to the manuals and software upgrade and downgrade instructions for Junos OS. |
| J-series Only | |
Junos OS Design and Implementation Guide | Provides guidelines and examples for designing and implementing IPsec VPNs, firewalls, and routing on J-series Services Routers running Junos OS. |
J Series Services Routers Quick Start | Explains how to quickly set up a J-series Services Router. This document contains router declarations of conformity. |
JUNOS Software with Enhanced Services J-series Services Router Hardware Guide | Provides an overview, basic instructions, and specifications for J-series Services Routers. This guide explains how to prepare a site, unpack and install the router, replace router hardware, and establish basic router connectivity. This guide contains hardware descriptions and specifications. |
Junos OS Migration Guide | Provides instructions for migrating an SSG device running ScreenOS software to Junos OS or upgrading a J-series device to a later version of the Junos OS. |
WXC Integrated Services Module Installation and Configuration Guide | Explains how to install and initially configure a WXC Integrated Services Module in a J-series Services Router for application acceleration. |
Table 6: Additional Books Available Through http://www.juniper.net/books
Book | Description |
|---|---|
Interdomain Multicast Routing | Provides background and in-depth analysis of multicast routing using Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM SM) and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP); details any-source and source-specific multicast delivery models; explores multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) and multicast IS-IS; explains Internet Gateway Management Protocol (IGMP) versions 1, 2, and 3; lists packet formats for IGMP, PIM, and MSDP; and provides a complete glossary of multicast terms. |
Junos Cookbook | Provides detailed examples of common Junos OS configuration tasks, such as basic router configuration and file management, security and access control, logging, routing policy, firewalls, routing protocols, MPLS, and VPNs. |
MPLS-Enabled Applications | Provides an overview of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) applications (such as Layer 3 virtual private networks [VPNs], Layer 2 VPNs, virtual private LAN service [VPLS], and pseudowires), explains how to apply MPLS, examines the scaling requirements of equipment at different points in the network, and covers the following topics: point-to-multipoint label switched paths (LSPs), DiffServ-aware traffic engineering, class of service, interdomain traffic engineering, path computation, route target filtering, multicast support for Layer 3 VPNs, and management and troubleshooting of MPLS networks. |
OSPF and IS-IS: Choosing an IGP for Large-Scale Networks | Explores the full range of characteristics and capabilities for the two major link-state routing protocols: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and IS-IS. Explains architecture, packet types, and addressing; demonstrates how to improve scalability; shows how to design large-scale networks for maximum security and reliability; details protocol extensions for MPLS-based traffic engineering, IPv6, and multitopology routing; and covers troubleshooting for OSPF and IS-IS networks. |
Routing Policy and Protocols for Multivendor IP Networks | Provides a brief history of the Internet, explains IP addressing and routing (Routing Information Protocol [RIP], OSPF, IS-IS, and Border Gateway Protocol [BGP]), explores ISP peering and routing policies, and displays configurations for both Juniper Networks and other vendors' routers. |
The Complete IS-IS Protocol | Provides the insight and practical solutions necessary to understand the IS-IS protocol and how it works by using a multivendor, real-world approach. |