Best Practices for SRX Software Upgrade Junos software provides "no-validate" option when the system administrator tries to upgrade the Junos software version to bypass the configuration compatibility check, but this option should be avoided if possible. This articles will show one of instance of a risk with "no-validate" option. As of 12.1X44-D10, High-End SRX Series … [Read more...]
Cleaning the SRX Filesystem to maximize Available Disk Space
Sometimes the "request system storage cleanup" command will still not free enough disk space. This article will show an administrator how to maximize the free space on SRX. The SRX does not have enough free space to finish a task, be it IDP update, or Junos upgrade. Even after running "request system storage cleanup" the SRX admin notices that there is not enough free space. … [Read more...]
How to safely free up disk space
This article provides information on how to safely free up disk space on the MX80 platform. During a Junos upgrade on the MX80 platform, the following warning message may be generated: WARNING: The /var filesystem is low on free disk space. WARNING: This package requires 557888k free, but there WARNING: is only 158640k available. By checking the file system, you might … [Read more...]