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Space or DRAM Error During Software Upgrade of a Routing Matrix with a TX Matrix Router
Problem
![]() | Note: Throughout this document, we use the term TX Matrix router to refer to the switch-card chassis (SCC) and T640 router to refer to the line-card chassis (LCC). |
A routing matrix with a TX Matrix router (scc) and T640 routers (lcc) must have sufficient disk space and DRAM on all Routing Engines for an upgrade of the Junos OS to install successfully. If there is insufficient disk space or DRAM, you might receive a warning indicating that the /var file system is low on free disk space similar to the following:
WARNING: The /var filesystem is low on free disk space. WARNING: This package requires 1075136k free, but there WARNING: is only 666502k available.
To determine the amount of free disk space on the Routing Engine, use the CLI show system storage command. To determine the amount of DRAM available on the Routing Engine, use the CLI show chassis routing-engine command.
Below is sample output showing the two commands.
{backup} user@host-re1> show system storage scc-re1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s1a 217M 176M 24M 88% / devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/ /dev/md0 31M 31M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jbase /dev/md1 199M 199M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jkernel-9.5R2.1 /dev/md3 4.9M 4.9M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jdocs-9.5R2.1 /dev/md4 55M 55M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jroute-9.5R2.1 /dev/md5 14M 14M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jcrypto-9.5R2.1 /dev/md7 2.0G 40K 1.8G 0% /tmp /dev/md8 2.0G 11M 1.8G 1% /mfs /dev/ad0s1e 24M 1.5M 21M 7% /config procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc /dev/ad1s1f 25G 2.4G 21G 10% /var /dev/ad1s1e 24M 1.5M 22M 6% /tmp/.snp3061/mnt lcc0-re1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s1a 220M 186M 16M 92% / devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/ /dev/md0 33M 33M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jbase /dev/md1 216M 216M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jkernel-9.6B1.8 /dev/md2 66M 66M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jpfe-T-9.6B1.8 /dev/md3 4.1M 4.1M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jdocs-9.6B1.8 /dev/md4 57M 57M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jroute-9.6B1.8 /dev/md5 15M 15M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jcrypto-9.6B1.8 /dev/md6 34M 34M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jpfe-common-9.6B1.8 /dev/md7 2.0G 10.0K 1.8G 0% /tmp /dev/md8 2.0G 532K 1.8G 0% /mfs /dev/ad0s1e 24M 44K 22M 0% /config procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc /dev/ad2s1f 34G 21G 11G 66% /var lcc2-re1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s1a 217M 178M 21M 89% / devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/ /dev/md0 33M 33M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jbase /dev/md1 216M 216M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jkernel-9.6B1.8 /dev/md2 66M 66M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jpfe-T-9.6B1.8 /dev/md3 4.1M 4.1M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jdocs-9.6B1.8 /dev/md4 57M 57M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jroute-9.6B1.8 /dev/md5 15M 15M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jcrypto-9.6B1.8 /dev/md6 34M 34M 0B 100% /packages/mnt/jpfe-common-9.6B1.8 /dev/md7 2.0G 8.0K 1.8G 0% /tmp /dev/md8 2.0G 538K 1.8G 0% /mfs /dev/ad0s1e 24M 46K 22M 0% /config procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc /dev/ad1s1f 25G 1.3G 22G 5% /var
{master} user@host-re0> show chassis routing-engine scc-re0: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Routing Engine status: Slot 0: Current state Master Election priority Master (default) Temperature 41 degrees C / 105 degrees F CPU temperature 43 degrees C / 109 degrees F DRAM 2048 MB Memory utilization 21 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 4 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 96 percent Model RE-4.0 Serial ID P11123909610 Start time 2009-06-16 13:21:12 PDT Uptime 21 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds Last reboot reason Router rebooted after a normal shutdown. Load averages: 1 minute 5 minute 15 minute 0.03 0.06 0.07 Routing Engine status: Slot 1: Current state Backup Election priority Backup (default) Temperature 39 degrees C / 102 degrees F CPU temperature 38 degrees C / 100 degrees F DRAM 2048 MB Memory utilization 20 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 0 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 100 percent Model RE-4.0 Serial ID 211123900273 Start time 2009-06-15 13:38:48 PDT Uptime 1 day, 21 hours, 2 minutes, 5 seconds Last reboot reason Router rebooted after a normal shutdown. lcc0-re0: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Routing Engine status: Slot 0: Current state Master Election priority Master (default) Temperature 46 degrees C / 114 degrees F CPU temperature 50 degrees C / 122 degrees F DRAM 2048 MB Memory utilization 18 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 2 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 98 percent Model RE-4.0 Serial ID P11123908065 Start time 2009-06-16 13:20:59 PDT Uptime 21 hours, 19 minutes, 56 seconds Last reboot reason Router rebooted after a normal shutdown. Load averages: 1 minute 5 minute 15 minute 0.05 0.03 0.00 Routing Engine status: Slot 1: Current state Backup Election priority Backup (default) Temperature 50 degrees C / 122 degrees F CPU temperature 55 degrees C / 131 degrees F DRAM 3584 MB Memory utilization 11 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 0 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 100 percent Model RE-A-2000 Serial ID 1000673710 Start time 2009-06-15 13:34:44 PDT Uptime 1 day, 21 hours, 6 minutes, 8 seconds Last reboot reason Router rebooted after a normal shutdown. lcc2-re0: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Routing Engine status: Slot 0: Current state Master Election priority Master (default) Temperature 41 degrees C / 105 degrees F CPU temperature 42 degrees C / 107 degrees F DRAM 2048 MB Memory utilization 18 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 2 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 98 percent Model RE-4.0 Serial ID P11123908326 Start time 2009-06-16 13:21:10 PDT Uptime 21 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds Last reboot reason Router rebooted after a normal shutdown. Load averages: 1 minute 5 minute 15 minute 0.00 0.00 0.00 Routing Engine status: Slot 1: Current state Backup Election priority Backup (default) Temperature 41 degrees C / 105 degrees F CPU temperature 42 degrees C / 107 degrees F DRAM 2048 MB Memory utilization 18 percent CPU utilization: User 0 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 0 percent Interrupt 0 percent Idle 100 percent Model RE-4.0 Serial ID 212058900119 Start time 2009-06-15 13:37:41 PDT Uptime 1 day, 21 hours, 3 minutes, 8 seconds
Solution
If you find that you need to free up some space, issue the request system storage cleanup command and delete everything that appears in the output. then try the upgrade again.
{master} user@host-re0> request system storage cleanup List of files to delete: Size Date Name 2B Jun 16 12:46 /var/crash/bounds 80.4M Jun 15 14:56 /var/crash/cores/kernel.0.090615.1455 80.4M Jun 15 15:46 /var/crash/cores/kernel.1.090615.1546 80.4M Jun 15 15:58 /var/crash/cores/kernel.2.090615.1558 80.4M Jun 16 12:47 /var/crash/cores/kernel.3.090616.1246 30.6M Jun 15 15:05 /var/crash/cores/vmcore.0.090615.1455.tgz 33.5M Jun 15 16:33 /var/crash/cores/vmcore.1.090615.1546.tgz 35.9M Jun 15 17:52 /var/crash/cores/vmcore.2.090615.1558.tgz 48.0M Jun 16 13:47 /var/crash/cores/vmcore.3.090616.1246.tgz 504B Jun 15 14:55 /var/crash/info.0 504B Jun 15 15:46 /var/crash/info.1 505B Jun 15 15:58 /var/crash/info.2 505B Jun 16 12:46 /var/crash/info.3 716B Jun 15 13:43 /var/log/install.0.gz 1669B Jun 13 18:05 /var/log/install.1.gz [...Output Truncated...] 201.6K Jun 11 02:27 /var/tmp/jnx-routeservice-9.6I20090611_0926_root.tgz 59.7K Jun 10 09:07 /var/tmp/jnx_ifinfo_sanity.pl.base_test_cfg_66245 59.9K Jun 10 15:19 /var/tmp/jnx_ifinfo_sanity.pl.base_test_cfg_74023 59.7K Jun 11 02:57 /var/tmp/jnx_ifinfo_sanity.pl.base_test_cfg_83419 181.0M Jul 23 2008 /var/tmp/mchassis-install.tgz 59.7K Jun 10 09:07 /var/tmp/orig_z8_cfg_66245 59.9K Jun 10 15:19 /var/tmp/orig_z8_cfg_74023 59.7K Jun 11 02:57 /var/tmp/orig_z8_cfg_83419 Delete these files ? [yes,no] (no) yes
![]() | Note: For some DRAM issues, remove any superfluous files from the /root and /tmp directories. |