This article explains why SD Cloud encounters a timeout when performing ISSU on SRX cluster devices and provides guidance for troubleshooting.
SD Cloud deploy or ISSU jobs fail with a timeout error.
The device does not respond within the expected job context deadline.
For SD cloud managed devices Junos image upgrade workflow follow SD Cloud user guide
SD Cloud requires a response from the device during ISSU operations.
If the device does not respond within approximately 180 minutes (job context deadline), the deploy or ISSU job will fail with a timeout.
When no response is received, the issue must be investigated on the device side to identify the root cause.
For more details, refer to KB81113 [juniper.net]
On SRX1500 and higher platforms, SD Cloud uses the ISSU upgrade option in the backend for cluster devices.