Installing Software For All Devices In An Ex8200 Virtual Chassis - Juniper JUNOS OS 10.4 - FOR EX REV 1 Manual

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Installing Software for All Devices in an EX8200 Virtual Chassis

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OS for EX Series Ethernet Switches, Release 10.4
We recommend that you use the procedure described in this topic to upgrade the software
for the EX8200 Virtual Chassis because this process ensures that all devices are upgraded
simultaneously.
You can use this procedure to upgrade the software on all devices in the EX8200 Virtual
Chassis, including all EX8200 member switches and both the master and backup external
Routing Engines.
To upgrade software for all devices in the EX8200 Virtual Chassis:
Download the software package for the XRE200 External Routing Engine (the software
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package whose package name contains "xre200"—for instance,
jinstall-ex-xre200–10.4R1.8-domestic-signed.tgz
Software Packages from Juniper Networks" on page 83.
(Optional) Back up the current software configuration to a second storage option.
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See the
Junos OS Installation and Upgrade Guide
(Optional) Copy the software package to the master external Routing Engine. We
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recommend that you use FTP to copy the file to the
This step is optional because you can upgrade Junos OS when the software image is
stored at a remote location. This procedure describes the software upgrade process
for both scenarios.
Install the new package:
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NOTE: A reboot, which occurs as part of the execution of the following
command, is required on each external Routing Engine or switch to
complete the software upgrade. If you want to reboot a device at a later
time, do not use the
the
request system reboot
user@switch> request system software add source reboot
Replace with one of the following paths:
source
For a software package that is installed from a local directory on the external Routing
Engine— /pathname/package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz
For a software package that is downloaded and installed from a remote location:
ftp://hostname/pathname/package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz
http://hostname/pathname/package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz
where package-name-m.nZx-distribution.tgz is, for example,
jinstall-ex-xre200–10.4R1.8-domestic-signed.tgz
—as described in "Downloading
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/var/tmp
option at this point of the procedure, and enter
reboot
command at a later time to reboot the device.
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