• Verify that the green ONLINE LED lights steadily.
• Verify the status of the Routing Engine using the show chassis routing-engine command.
The Routing Engine might require several minutes to boot. If the PTX5000 is powered on and the
Routing Engine's corresponding Control Board is functioning normally, the Routing Engine comes
online automatically.
Replacing an SSD Drive on a RE-PTX-X8-64G
Each RE-PTX-X8-64G Routing Engine supports two solid-state disk (SSD) drives specified by Juniper
Networks. The RE-PTX-X8-64G ships with two SSD drives installed in the slot labeled DISK1 and
DISK2.
Figure 255 on page 479
Routing Engine.
64GB slim SATA SSD drive has been verified to work in the RE-PTX-X8-64G Routing Engine.
Figure 255: RE-PTX-X8-64G Storage Drive Slots
To replace a SSD drive:
1. Offline the Routing Engine by pressing the ONLINE/OFFLINE button.
2. Remove the SSD drive.
a. Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist, and connect the strap
to an ESD point on the appliance.
For more information about ESD, see
guide for your router.
b. Unfasten the thumbscrew that secures the access door in front of the storage drive slots, and
open the door.
c. Slide the lock on the ejector to the unlocked position.
shows the arrangement of storage drive slots on a RE-PTX-X8-64G
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