[j-nsp] M7i Hard Disk Replacement

[Kevin Loch]

Kevin Oberman wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:19:41 -0400
>> From: Brendan Mannella <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
>> Sender: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has successfully replaced a hard disk on a M7i
>> RE-5.0. If so with what model disk, and once installed what is the procedure
>> to get the disk back to working/formatted condition.
> 
> No magic involved. Just replace it with a disk of the same or greater
> capacity. Be sure it's one rated for continuous operation, not a
> standard laptop drive. (This will make the drive a lot more expensive!)
> 
> 
> Then just "request system snapshot partition" for format, partition, load
> the drive.

Make sure the jumper on the drive is set to "slave" mode.

- Kevin