[j-nsp] How to pick JUNOS Version

[aaron1 at gvtc.com]

1 - https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB33988
(pretty sure that avoids the usb craziness, if memory serves me right, I
think Juniper created that KB from my lab 5048 test back in March 2019. Now
I'm wondering if I tried to go to like 15.x.D61 or something prior to trying
to go to 17.3 if that would've helped)

2 - Virtual Chassis on an ACX5048?  Can you do that?

-Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: Kody Vicknair <kvicknair at reservetele.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:52 PM
To: aaron1 at gvtc.com; 'Roger Wiklund' <roger.wiklund at gmail.com>; 'Colton
Conor' <colton.conor at gmail.com>
Cc: 'Juniper List' <juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Subject: RE: [j-nsp] How to pick JUNOS Version

1. I did a direct USB recovery format boot from 17.4r2-S11, and afterwards
recovered configs from FTP. The reason for this was because 15.1x54D51
screws up your /tmp directory and you wont have enough free space no matter
what you try. - at least, this was the case for my installs

2. One caveat of mgmt_junos routing-instance is you wont be able to utilize
vme interfaces (so if you have a virtual chassis, it still won't work), to
get around this I did the following:

set system management-instance
rename interfaces vme.0 to em0.0
set routing-instances mgmt_junos description "OOB Mgmt Instance"
set routing-instances mgmt_junos routing-options static route 0.0.0.0/0
next-hop x.x.x.x set snmp interface em0.0 set snmp routing-instance-access
set system ntp server x.x.x.x  routing-instance mgmt_junos set system ntp
server x.x.x.x  routing-instance mgmt_junos

and deleted the static route for management out of the default inet.0 table

Goodluck!

-KV


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From: aaron1 at gvtc.com <aaron1 at gvtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:34 PM
To: Kody Vicknair <kvicknair at reservetele.com>; 'Roger Wiklund'
<roger.wiklund at gmail.com>; 'Colton Conor' <colton.conor at gmail.com>
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Subject: RE: [j-nsp] How to pick JUNOS Version

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Thanks Kody, 2 questions sir... I recently began moving towards that same
version (17.4R2-S11) as I was hitting PR1419761 high cpu.

1 - did you upgrade straight from 15.1x54D51 to 17.4R2-S11 , or did you take
an intermediate step?  Asking since JTAC recently told me that this was too
far of a jump and I should go through 17.1 on my way to 17.4
15.1X54--------17.1----------17.4

2 - do you use that mgmt_junos route instance?  I would've expected to see
em0 or fxp0 in there or something like that, but I don't.

name at acx5048> show system information | grep Junos
Family: junos
Junos: 17.4R2-S11

name at acx5048> show route instance mgmt_junos detail
mgmt_junos:
  Router ID: 0.0.0.0
  Type: forwarding        State: Active

-Aaron