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Junos OS Release Notes for Junos Fusion Enterprise

 

These release notes accompany Junos OS Release 19.4R3 for Junos Fusion Enterprise. Junos Fusion Enterprise is a Junos Fusion that uses EX9200 switches in the aggregation device role. These release notes describe new and changed features, limitations, and known problems in the hardware and software.

Note

For a complete list of all hardware and software requirements for a Junos Fusion Enterprise, including which Juniper Networks devices can function as satellite devices, see Understanding Junos Fusion Enterprise Software and Hardware Requirements.

You can also find these release notes on the Juniper Networks Junos OS Documentation webpage, located at https://www.juniper.net/documentation/product/en_US/junos-os.

What’s New

There are no new features or enhancements to existing features in Junos OS Release 19.4R3 for Junos fusion for enterprise.

Note

For more information about the Junos fusion for enterprise features, see the Junos Fusion Enterprise User Guide.

What’s Changed

There are no changes in behavior of Junos OS features and changes in the syntax of Junos OS statements and commands in Junos OS Release 19.4R3 for Junos fusion for enterprise.

Known Limitations

There are no known behaviors, system maximums, and limitations in hardware and software in Junos OS Release 19.4R3 for Junos fusion for enterprise.

For the most complete and latest information about known Junos OS problems, use the Juniper Networks online Junos Problem Report Search application.

Open Issues

Learn about open issues in this release for Junos fusion for enterprise. For the most complete and latest information about known Junos OS defects, use the Juniper Networks online Junos Problem Report Search application.

Junos Fusion for Enterprise

  • In a Junos fusion for enterprise environment, when traffic originates from a peer device connected to the aggregation device and the ICL is a LAG, there might be a reachability issue if the cascade port is disabled and traffic has to flow through the ICL LAG to reach the satellite device. As a workaround, use single interface as the ICL instead of a LAG. PR1447873

  • On a Junos fusion for enterprise system, intermediate traffic drop is sometime seen between the aggregation device and satellite device when sFlow is enabled on the ingress interface. PR1450373

  • In Junos fusion for enterprise, the dpd process generate a core file on satellite devices running SNOS. PR1460607

Resolved Issues

Learn which issues were resolved in Junos OS main release and the maintenance releases for Junos fusion for enterprise.

For the most complete and latest information about known Junos OS defects, use the Juniper Networks online Junos Problem Report Search application.

Resolved Issues: Release 19.4R3

There are no resolved issues in Junos OS Release 19.4R3 for Junos fusion for enterprise.

Resolved Issues: Release 19.4R2

  • The SDPD process generates a core file at vfpc_all_eports_deletion_complete vfpc_dampen_fpc_timer_expiry. PR1454335

  • Loop detection might not work on extended ports in a Junos fusion scenario. PR1460209

  • The temperature sensor alarm is seen on EX4300 in a Junos fusion scenario. PR1466324

Resolved Issues: Release 19.4R1

There are no resolved issues in Junos OS Release 19.4R1 for Junos fusion for enterprise.

Documentation Updates

This section lists the errata and changes in Junos OS Release 19.4R3 documentation for Junos fusion for enterprise.

Feature Guides Are Renamed As User Guides

  • Starting with Junos OS 19.4R1, we renamed our Feature Guides to User Guides to better reflect the purpose of the guides. For example, the BGP Feature Guide is now the BGP User Guide. We didn’t change the URLs of the guides, so any existing bookmarks you have will continue to work. To keep the terminology consistent on our documentation product pages, we renamed the Feature Guides section to User Guides. To find documentation for your specific product, check out this link.

Migration, Upgrade, and Downgrade Instructions

This section contains the procedure to upgrade or downgrade Junos OS and satellite software for a Junos fusion for enterprise. Upgrading or downgrading Junos OS and satellite software might take several hours, depending on the size and configuration of the Junos fusion for enterprise topology.

Basic Procedure for Upgrading Junos OS on an Aggregation Device

When upgrading or downgrading Junos OS for an aggregation device, always use the junos-install package. Use other packages (such as the jbundle package) only when so instructed by a Juniper Networks support representative. For information about the contents of the junos-install package and details of the installation process, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Note

Before upgrading, back up the file system and the currently active Junos OS configuration so that you can recover to a known, stable environment in case the upgrade is unsuccessful. Issue the following command:

The installation process rebuilds the file system and completely reinstalls Junos OS. Configuration information from the previous software installation is retained, but the contents of log files might be erased. Stored files on the routing platform, such as configuration templates and shell scripts (the only exceptions are the juniper.conf and ssh files), might be removed. To preserve the stored files, copy them to another system before upgrading or downgrading the routing platform. See the Junos OS Installation and Upgrade Guide.

To download and install Junos OS:

  1. Using a Web browser, navigate to the Download Software URL on the Juniper Networks webpage:

    https://www.juniper.net/support/downloads/

  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. Select By Technology > Junos Platform > Junos Fusion to find the software that you want to download.
  4. Select the release number (the number of the software version that you want to download) from the Version drop-down list on the right of the page.
  5. Select the Software tab.
  6. Select the software package for the release.
  7. Review and accept the End User License Agreement.
  8. Download the software to a local host.
  9. Copy the software to the routing platform or to your internal software distribution site.
  10. Install the new junos-install package on the aggregation device.Note

    We recommend that you upgrade all software packages out of band using the console because in-band connections are lost during the upgrade process.

    Customers in the United States and Canada, use the following commands:

    user@host> request system software add validate reboot source/package.tgz

    All other customers, use the following commands, where n is the spin number.

    user@host> request system software add validate reboot source/package-limited.tgz

    Replace source with one of the following values:

    • /pathname—For a software package that is installed from a local directory on the router.

    • For software packages that are downloaded and installed from a remote location:

      • ftp://hostname/pathname

      • http://hostname/pathname

      • scp://hostname/pathname (available only for Canada and U.S. version)

    The validate option validates the software package against the current configuration as a prerequisite to adding the software package to ensure that the router reboots successfully. This is the default behavior when the software package being added is a different release.

    Adding the reboot command reboots the router after the upgrade is validated and installed. When the reboot is complete, the router displays the login prompt. The loading process might take 5 to 10 minutes.

    Rebooting occurs only if the upgrade is successful.

Upgrading an Aggregation Device with Redundant Routing Engines

If the aggregation device has two Routing Engines, perform a Junos OS installation on each Routing Engine separately to minimize disrupting network operations as follows:

  1. Disable graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) on the master Routing Engine and save the configuration change to both Routing Engines.

  2. Install the new Junos OS release on the backup Routing Engine while keeping the currently running software version on the master Routing Engine.

  3. After making sure that the new software version is running correctly on the backup Routing Engine, switch over to the backup Routing Engine to activate the new software.

  4. Install the new software on the original master Routing Engine that is now active as the backup Routing Engine.

For the detailed procedure, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Preparing the Switch for Satellite Device Conversion

There are multiple methods to upgrade or downgrade satellite software in your Junos fusion for enterprise. See Configuring or Expanding a Junos Fusion Enterprise.

For satellite device hardware and software requirements, see Understanding Junos Fusion Enterprise Software and Hardware Requirements.

Use the following command to install Junos OS on a switch before converting it into a satellite device:

user@host> request system software add validate reboot source/package-name
Note

The following conditions must be met before a Junos switch that is running Junos OS Release 14.1X53-D43 can be converted to a satellite device when the action is initiated from the aggregation device:

  • The switch running Junos OS can be converted only to SNOS 3.1 and later.

  • Either the switch must be set to factory-default configuration by using the request system zeroize command, or the following command must be included in the configuration: set chassis auto-satellite-conversion.

When the interim installation has completed and the switch is running a version of Junos OS that is compatible with satellite device conversion, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to the device using the console port.
  2. Clear the device:
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    user@satellite-device# request system zeroize
    Note

    The device reboots to complete the procedure for resetting the device.

    If you are not logged in to the device using the console port connection, your connection to the device is lost after you enter the request system zeroize command.

    If you lose connection to the device, log in using the console port.

  3. (EX4300 switches only) After the reboot is complete, convert the built-in 40-Gbps QSFP+ interfaces from Virtual Chassis ports (VCPs) into network ports:
    user@satellite-device> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot 1 port port-number

    For example, to convert all four built-in 40-Gbps QSFP+ interfaces on an EX4300-24P switch into network ports:

    user@satellite-device> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot 1 port 0

    user@satellite-device> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot 1 port 1

    user@satellite-device> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot 1 port 2

    user@satellite-device> request virtual-chassis vc-port delete pic-slot 1 port 3

    This step is required for the 40-Gbps QSFP+ interfaces that will be used as uplink interfaces in a Junos fusion topology. Built-in 40-Gbps QSFP+ interfaces on EX4300 switches are configured into VCPs by default, and the default settings are restored after the device is reset.

After this initial preparation, you can use one of three methods to convert your switches into satellite devices—autoconversion, manual conversion, or preconfiguration. See Configuring or Expanding a Junos Fusion Enterprise for detailed configuration steps for each method.

Converting a Satellite Device to a Standalone Switch

If you need to convert a satellite device to a standalone device, you must install a new Junos OS software package on the satellite device and remove it from the Junos fusion topology. For more information, see Converting a Satellite Device to a Standalone Device.

Upgrade and Downgrade Support Policy for Junos OS Releases

Support for upgrades and downgrades that span more than three Junos OS releases at a time is not provided, except for releases that are designated as Extended End-of-Life (EEOL) releases. EEOL releases provide direct upgrade and downgrade paths—you can upgrade directly from one EEOL release to the next EEOL release even though EEOL releases generally occur in increments beyond three releases.

You can upgrade or downgrade to the EEOL release that occurs directly before or after the currently installed EEOL release, or to two EEOL releases before or after. For example, Junos OS Releases 17.1, 17.2, and 17.3 are EEOL releases. You can upgrade from Junos OS Release 17.1 to Release 17.2 or from Junos OS Release 17.1 to Release 17.3.

You cannot upgrade directly from a non-EEOL release to a release that is more than three releases ahead or behind. To upgrade or downgrade from a non-EEOL release to a release more than three releases before or after, first upgrade to the next EEOL release and then upgrade or downgrade from that EEOL release to your target release.

For more information about EEOL releases and to review a list of EEOL releases, see https://www.juniper.net/support/eol/junos.html

Downgrading from Junos OS

Junos fusion for enterprise is first supported in Junos OS Release 16.1, although you can downgrade a standalone EX9200 switch to earlier Junos OS releases.

Note

You cannot downgrade more than three releases.

For more information, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide.

To downgrade a Junos fusion for enterprise, follow the procedure for upgrading, but replace the junos-install package with one that corresponds to the appropriate release.