Just a tip I have found it always easier to backup everything and use the jinstall file.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Jeff Wheeler <j...@inconcepts.biz> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Jake Jake <2012j...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am looking at upgrading the JUNOS on our M10i router. Current JUNOS > > platform is 6.3R1.3 . The router has redundant routing Engine RE-5.0 > with > > 512MB DRAM . Also there is no compact flash on board only *ad1s1*. Can > any > > one suggest on if I can upgrade the router to 11.1R5.4 with the current > > hardware specification . Please advise on if a direct upgrade can be > done > > as well from 6.3 to 11.1. > > If you have DFZ routes you should upgrade the RAM to 768MB, or > alternatively, replace the router or buy more modern routing engines. > There is a big jump in memory usage in 8.x and if you have only 512MB > and are carrying "Internet" BGP routes, you will be using the swap and > the RE will perform badly. > > No, you cannot do a direct upgrade from 6.3 to 11.1. You'll be going > through quite a few intermediate software versions to do that. It > will be easier to simply reinstall Junos from an 11.1 install-media > disk and then load your configuration. > > > Plus as I understand M10i has 3 DRAM slots. Is there any way of knowing > the > > combination of RAM used ..i.e 256+256MB or a single 512MB RAM. > > I don't think the RE-5.0 will recognize more than 256MB per slot. > > -- > Jeff S Wheeler <j...@inconcepts.biz> > Sr Network Operator / Innovative Network Concepts > > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp