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After You Reinstall JUNOS Software

To verify that the new version of the JUNOS software is running as expected after the reinstall, follow these steps:

  1. Compare Information Logged Before and After the Reinstall
  2. Back Up the New Software

Compare Information Logged Before and After the Reinstall

Purpose

Compare the operation of the system before and after the reinstall to ensure that everything is working as expected.

Action

To obtain system information, use the following commands:

user@host> show version
user@host> show chassis hardware
user@host> show chassis environment
user@host> show system boot-messages
user@host> show configuration
user@host> show interface terse
user@host> show bgp summary
user@host> show isis adjacency brief
user@host> show ospf neighbor brief
user@host> show system storage

Compare the information from these commands with the information you obtained before the reinstall.


Back Up the New Software

Purpose

After a week or so, when you are satisfied that the new software is running successfully, we recommend that you back up the reinstalled software.

Action

To back up the reinstalled software, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:

user@host> request system snapshot

The root file system is backed up to /altroot, and /config is backed up to /altconfig. The root and /config file systems are on the router’s internal flash drive, and the /altroot and /altconfig file systems are on the router’s hard drive.

Note: After you issue the request system snapshot command, you cannot return to the previous version of the software because the running and backup copies of the software are identical.


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