Installing Software Upgrades on a Router with Sufficient Storage

To install software upgrades on a router with sufficient storage space, using the CLI:

1. Download the software package as described in Downloading Software Upgrades from Juniper Networks.
2. Copy the software package to the router. We recommend that you copy it to the /var/tmp directory.
3. Install the new package on the Services Router:
   • Customers in the United States and Canada use the following command:

     user@host> request system software add validatepath/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 path name to the bundle. Replace release with the software release version of the bundle.

4. 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.

5. 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.