Upgrading Dual-Disk Partitions on NFX250 NextGen and NFX350 Devices
You can upgrade the disk partitions on NFX250 NextGen and NFX350 devices by using:
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The
request vmhost software add package-name
command. -
The
request system software add clean-install package-name
command. -
The
request system zeroize
command. -
The USB image installation method.
Upgrading Disk Partitions Using the request vmhost software add package-name Command on an NFX350 Device
When you upgrade the disks using this method, the device retains all the configuration and log information.
To upgrade the disk partitions using therequest vmhost software add
package-name
command:-
Verify the initial status of the disks.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Mon Nov 29 03:34:19 PST 2021 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Thu Jun 2 05:09:21 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 22.3I20220517_0906 Installed/Upgraded at : Wed May 18 21:45:46 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:50:58 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot Partition set : second alternate Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:51:01 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot
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Upgrade the device with the Junos OS image version that supports the dual disk upgrade.
When prompted for a reboot, type
Yes
.user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-21.4R2.8-secure-signed.tgz
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After the device reboots, verify the status of the disk partitions. The output shows that the image on the alternate partition of disk 1 is upgraded. The alternate partition is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Thu Jun 2 05:09:21 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Sun Jul 3 22:38:50 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:50:58 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot Partition set : second alternate Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:51:01 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot
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Upgrade the device again to upgrade the primary partition of disk 1.
When prompted for a reboot, type
Yes
.user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-21.4R2.8-secure-signed.tgz
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After the device reboots, verify the status of the disk partitions. The output shows that the image on the primary partition of disk 1 is upgraded. Both the primary and alternate partitions on disk 1 are running the same image. Note that the primary partition is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 00:02:33 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Sun Jul 3 22:38:50 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:50:58 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot Partition set : second alternate Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 00:51:01 PST 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot
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To upgrade the secondary disk, switch to the primary partition of disk 2.
Note:Before you switch from disk 1 to disk 2, ensure that the required basic configuration (such as management connectivity) is available on disk 2.
user@host> request vmhost reboot disk2 primary
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After the device reboots, verify the status of the disk partitions.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.32_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Thu Jul 8 23:25:47 PDT 2021 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:02:33 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:51:48 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 08:50:58 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second alternate Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 08:51:01 UTC 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot
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Upgrade the device with the Junos OS image version that supports the dual disk upgrade.
user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-21.4R2.8-secure-signed.tgz
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Verify the status of the disk partitions after the upgrade. The output shows that the image on the alternate partition of disk 2 is upgraded. The alternate partition of disk 2 is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:02:33 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:51:48 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 20.4R3.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Fri Jan 7 08:50:58 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 10:21:55 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success
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Upgrade the primary partition on disk 2.
user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-21.4R2.8-secure-signed.tgz
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Verify the status of the disk partitions after the upgrade. The output shows that the image on the primary partition of disk 2 is upgraded. Both the primary and alternate partitions on disk 2 are running the same image. The primary partition on disk 2 is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : second primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:02:33 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 07:51:48 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 11:00:05 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 10:21:55 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success
Upgrading Disk Partitions Using the request vmhost software add package-name Command on an NFX250 NextGen Device
When you upgrade the disks using this method, the device retains all the configuration and log information.
To upgrade the disk partitions using therequest vmhost software add package-name
command:-
Upgrade the device with the Junos OS image version which supports the dual disk upgrade using the
request vmhost software add package-name
command.When prompted for a reboot, type
Yes
.user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158-secure-signed.tgz
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Verify the status of the disks. The output shows that the image on the alternate partition is upgraded. The alternate partition is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : alternate Software version : 22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Sun Apr 24 23:33:52 PDT 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.1R3.11 Installed/Upgraded at : Wed Dec 22 02:13:33 PST 2021 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158 Installed/Upgraded at : Thu Apr 28 20:47:21 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success
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Upgrade the device again to upgrade the primary partition.
When prompted for a reboot, type
Yes
.user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158-secure-signed.tgz
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After the reboot, verify the status of the disk partitions. The output shows that the image on the primary partition is upgraded. The primary and alternate partitions are now running the same image, Note that the primary partition is the active partition now.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Sun Apr 24 23:33:52 PDT 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158 Installed/Upgraded at : Wed Jul 13 23:56:23 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 22.3I-20220428_dev_common.0.0158 Installed/Upgraded at : Thu Apr 28 20:47:21 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success
Upgrading Disk Partitions Using the clean-install Command
This upgrade method resets all the log and configuration information, and loads the specified image on all the disk partitions.
To upgrade the disk partitions using the clean-install
command:
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Verify the initial status of the disks.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 00:02:33 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 00:51:48 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 04:00:05 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 03:21:55 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success
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Upgrade the device by using the
clean-install
command.user@host> request vmhost software add /var/public/jinstall-host-nfx-3-x86-64-21.4I-20220531.0.1918-secure-signed.tgz clean-install
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Verify the disk details after the upgrade. The output shows that the image on all the disk partitions is upgraded.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Mon Nov 29 03:34:19 PST 2021 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Tue Jul 5 04:10:39 UTC 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Tue Jul 5 04:16:37 UTC 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot Partition set : second primary Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Tue Jul 5 04:17:27 UTC 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4I-20220531.0.1918 Installed/Upgraded at : Tue Jul 5 04:17:24 UTC 2022 Status : Factory installation setup complete, ready for boot
Upgrading Disk Partitions Using the request system zeroize Command
This upgrade method resets all the log and configuration information, and loads the image running on the current active partition on all the other disk partitions.
To upgrade the disk partitions:
- Remove all configuration information on the Routing Engines and reset all key
values.
user@host> request system zeroize
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Verify the disk details. The output shows that the image on all the disk partitions is upgraded.
user@host> show vmhost version detail Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Host kernel release : 4.1.27-rt30-WR8.0.0.34_ovp Host kernel version : #1 SMP Tue Feb 22 01:50:05 PST 2022 Partition set : primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 00:02:33 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 00:51:48 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second primary Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 04:00:05 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success Partition set : second alternate Software version : 21.4R2.8 Installed/Upgraded at : Mon Jul 4 03:21:55 PDT 2022 Status : Boot success
Upgrading Disk Partitions Using a USB
For information about upgrading the disk partitions using a USB, see KB31834.