[j-nsp] Juniper M20 with old JUNOS version gives upgrade problem

[Sreenivas Naidu]

ERROR: validate-config: jkernel/+REQUIRE fails
> WARNING: Current configuration not compatible with
> /var/tmp/jinstall-7.1R1.3-export-signed.tgz

*** Please give a try and see if it helps you out with 'no-validate'
option while installing.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:juniper-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of InterXS - L. Croese
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 7:39 AM
> To: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [j-nsp] Juniper M20 with old JUNOS version gives upgrade
problem
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> We recently bought a Juniper M20 to expand our lab setup.
> It runs JUNOS 5.5R2.3
> 
> I want it to upgrade it to JUNOS 9.0 however we started to archive
JUNOS
> versions since 7.1R1.
> 
> However a request system software add validate reboot
> jinstall-7.1R1.3-export-signed.tgz gives the following error:
> 
> 59627557 bytes transferred in 142.9 seconds (407.60 kBps)
> Package contains jinstall-7.1R1.3-export-signed.tgz ; renaming ...
> Checking compatibility with configuration
> Initializing...
> Using jbase-5.5R2.3
> Using /var/tmp/jinstall-7.1R1.3-export-signed.tgz
> Verified MD5 checksum of
> /var/validate/tmp/jinstall/jinstall-7.1R1.3-export.tgz
> Using /var/validate/tmp/jinstall-signed/jinstall-7.1R1.3-export.tgz
> Using /var/validate/tmp/jinstall/jbundle-7.1R1.3-export.tgz
> Using /var/validate/tmp/jbundle/jbase-7.1R1.3.tgz
> Using /var/validate/tmp/jbundle/jkernel-7.1R1.3.tgz
> WARNING: This base version of JUNOS will not properly
> WARNING: support this package.  Please install base OS
> WARNING: JUNOS 7.0 or newer ASAP.  You can do this via
> WARNING: a jinstall package or install-media.
> WARNING: Or use the command:
> WARNING:        'request system software rollback'
> WARNING: to attempt to restore the previous software set.
> WARNING: This installation attempt will be aborted.
> ERROR: validate-config: jkernel/+REQUIRE fails
> WARNING: Current configuration not compatible with
> /var/tmp/jinstall-7.1R1.3-export-signed.tgz
> 
> Ofcourse the difference between 7.1R1.3 and 5.5R2.3 is way to big, any
> idea
> how to get hands on a 6.x jinstall package?
> 
> As the router is only for our juniper lab we dont have it under
contract
> so
> opening a JTAC ticket is not an option.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Leon
> 
> 
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