Step 2: Check the System Uptime

Action

To check the system uptime, use the following CLI command:

user@host> show system uptime

Sample Output

user@host> show system uptime

Current time:      2002-07-17 16:43:45 PDT

System booted:     2002-07-12 17:29:12 PDT (4d 23:14 ago)

Protocols started: 2002-07-12 17:29:56 PDT (4d 23:13 ago)

Last configured:   2002-07-10 23:10:27 PDT (6d 17:33 ago) by regress

 4:43PM  up 4 days, 23:15, 2 users, load averages: 0.07, 0.02, 0.00

What It Means

The command output displays the time when the system was last booted, in days and hours. If the boot time is short, it can indicate a Routing Engine or an FEB failure. Look for error messages that were generated at least 5 minutes prior to the failure event by using the following CLI command:

user@host> show log messages