Description

On PTX10004 router, customer encountered with Minor alarm Host 0 System boot from snapshot device.

 

 

Device has the following alarm

 

root@PTX10004-re0> show system alarms

1 alarms currently active

Alarm time Class Description

2024-02-23 17:13:57 UTC Minor Host 0 System boot from snapshot device

 

 

root@PTX10004-re0> show system snapshot

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node: re0

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Current snapshot device: /dev/sda

Snapshot boot device: sda

List of installed version(s) in Snapshot boot device sda:

 

[1] -> junos-evo-install-ptx-x86-64-21.4R3-S3.6-EVO - [2024-02-23 17:06:48]

[2] < junos-evo-install-ptx-x86-64-20.4R2-S2.10-EVO - [2024-02-23 17:08:30]

 

'-' running version

'>' next boot version after upgrade/downgrade

'<' rollback boot version

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node: re1

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Current snapshot device: /dev/sdb

Snapshot boot device: sdb

List of installed version(s) in Snapshot boot device sdb:

 

[1] -> junos-evo-install-ptx-x86-64-21.4R3-S3.6-EVO - [2024-02-23 17:02:20]

[2] < junos-evo-install-ptx-x86-64-20.4R2-S2.10-EVO - [2024-02-23 17:03:53]

 

'-' running version

'>' next boot version after upgrade/downgrade

'<' rollback boot version

Symptoms

On a PTX10004 router, the following minor alarm was seen:
 
user@PTX10004-re0> show system alarms
1 alarms currently active
Alarm time Class Description
2024-02-23 17:13:57 UTC Minor Host 0 System boot from snapshot device
 

 

Solution

PTX10004 receives an alarm Minor Host 0 System boot from snapshot device.

Incorrect boot sequence was configured. The router was booting from snapshot. Checking the device boot sequence will fix the issue and alarm will be cleared. Device will be booting from primary disk, with no alarm. You can follow the below steps to check and correct the boot sequence.

  1. Reboot the router

  2. Press ESC and select the boot column

  3. Check for the primary sequence, in case primary disk is other than disk 1, then select disk 1 as an primary device for boot-up.

  4. Save and exit from the router BIOS setting.

  5. Reboot the router and verify that the router is booting from the correct disk and the alarm is cleared.

 

 

 

 

Modification History

2024-04-03 : Initial Publication