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  • 1.  EX3200 and snapshots

    Posted 08-09-2011 06:23

    Hi all,

     

    I have some EX3200 switches, and snapshotting to USB does not appear to be supported :

     

    > request system snapshot    

    error: command is not valid on the ex3200-24t

    > show system snapshot 

    error: this is a hard disk only configuration, snapshot not supported

    Annoyingly, articles such as this one claim all EX-series switches support snaphotting to USB:

    http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos11.1/topics/concept/ex-series-system-snapshot-boot-directory.html

     

    So, what is the best way to create a snapshot-like backup on the 3200?



  • 2.  RE: EX3200 and snapshots

    Posted 08-09-2011 12:23
    @evilal wrote:

    Hi all,

     

    I have some EX3200 switches, and snapshotting to USB does not appear to be supported :

     

    > request system snapshot    

    error: command is not valid on the ex3200-24t

    > show system snapshot 

    error: this is a hard disk only configuration, snapshot not supported

    Annoyingly, articles such as this one claim all EX-series switches support snaphotting to USB:

    http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos11.1/topics/concept/ex-series-system-snapshot-boot-directory.html

     

    So, what is the best way to create a snapshot-like backup on the 3200?

    I think the command you are using is trying to create a snapshot on a secondary internal flash, which doesn't exist in your case.

     

    Have you tried 'request system snapshot media external partition'?



  • 3.  RE: EX3200 and snapshots

    Posted 08-09-2011 12:50
    @sfouant wrote:

    I think the command you are using is trying to create a snapshot on a secondary internal flash, which doesn't exist in your case.

     

    Have you tried 'request system snapshot media external partition'?


    'request system snapshot' does not exist at all; it does not even autocomplete.

     

    > request system sna                                             

                                    ^

    syntax error.

     

    On a J-series I would do 'request system snapshot media usb' but no luck. And nothign in the docs about this that I can find.



  • 4.  RE: EX3200 and snapshots

    Posted 08-09-2011 13:19

    In case it's relevant, the switches are running JUNOS 9.6R1.13



  • 5.  RE: EX3200 and snapshots
    Best Answer

    Posted 08-09-2011 13:27

    Think I've figured it out.. . according to a few KB articles such as the one below, snapshots were introduced in 10.0 in the EX-series. Time for an upgrade...

     

    http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos10.3/topics/reference/command-summary/request-system-snapshot-ex-series.html?searchid=1312921218508