SRX

 I am using SRX 240 firewall . The device malfunctioned , giving error of juniper.conf not found. Following errors were in syslog :

 

 test-fw ppmd[1046]: In dfwd_ev_client_timer_connect - Function 'dfwd_ev_client_start_retry_timer(session)' returned error 1.
 In dfwd_ev_client_timer_connect - Function 'dfwd_ev_client_start_retry_timer(session)' returned error 1.
 test-fw last message repeated 20 times

 

authd[889]: LICENSE_SOCKET_FAILURE: 'evConnect' failed for socket 8:

 

I upgraded the junos to 11.1R1.2 but still is not letting me configure the firewall as  mentioned in fol  thread

 

http://forums.juniper.net/t5/SRX-Services-Gateway/Strange-Syslog-Message-since-10-4R3/td-p/86052

 

I also removed the juniper.conf by rm and created again but no success.

 

Please suggest solution

In most of the cases reinstall of Junos had fixed the problem.

If reinstall is not helping then open a TAC case and you might need to do RMA.

Hi ,

 

It looks like the file system of junos is corrupted.
Make sure you upgrade the srx device using TFTP process mentioned in link http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos-security/junos-security10.2/junos-security-admin-guide/section-srx-series-tftp-loader.html
The upgrade from operational mode does not help in this case because it does not format the
internal media completely while the TFTP processs formats the internal media completely and install the software image.

 

Hope this helps.

Regards,

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I upgraded the Junos by TFTP but no success.

 

Hi ,

 

Can you let me know if you still witness the socket error message or the device halts at the loader prompt?

In case you still witness the socket error message,open a case with JTAC to RMA the device.

 

Hope this helps.

Regards,

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Hi,

 

Please find the latest KB article for the same issue.. this article helps me today for resolving the issue.

 

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB24684&actp=RSS&smlogin=true

 

Regards

Shruthi

evConnect can be ignore as mentioned in M/MX series release notes
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos9.4/information-products/topic-collections/release-notes/9.4/topic-26594.html

Moreover, dfwd is a firewire process related to firewall filters. dfwd connection failure with evconnect indicates any probable malfunctioning of internal connections and filesystem ...

so, you will have to make another reinstallation attempt with latest recommended release 10.4R10.7 with install --format option.

regards