Freeing Up Disk Space For Software Installation - Juniper JUNOS OS 10.4 - FOR EX REV 1 Manual

Freeing Up Disk Space for Software Installation

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NOTE: If you cannot access the CLI, you can reboot from the inactive partition
using the following procedure from the loader script prompt:
Unload and clear the interrupted boot from the active partition:
1.
loader> unload
loader> unset vfs.root.mountfrom
Select the new (inactive) partition to boot from:
2.
loader> set currdev=diskmediaspartition:
where
media
partition number, either 1 or 2.
You must include the colon (:) at the end of this command.
Boot the Junos OS from the inactive partition:
3.
loader> boot
The software installation process requires a certain amount of unused disk space. If there
is not enough space, you might receive an error message such as:
fetch: /var/tmp/incoming-package.tgz: No space left on device
Identify and delete unnecessary files by using the
command.
Installing Software on an EX Series Switch with a Single Routing Engine (CLI Procedure)
on page 84
Upgrading Software Using Nonstop Software Upgrade (CLI Procedure) on page 1197
Installing Software on EX Series Switches (J-Web Procedure) on page 90
Understanding Software Installation on EX Series Switches on page 75
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Software Installation
is either 0 (internal) or 1 (external) and
request system storage cleanup
indicates the
partition
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