以JUNIPER EX交换机为例说明：

设备亮经灯，使用命令show chassis alarms去查看，得到以下信息：

Alarm:

The following alarm message is generated:

user@switch> show chassis alarms
1 alarms currently active
Alarm time Class Description
2011-02-17 05:48:49 PST Minor Host 0 Boot from backup root

Warning:
*******************************************************************************
** **
** WARNING: THIS DEVICE HAS BOOTED FROM THE BACKUP JUNOS IMAGE **
** **
** It is possible that the primary copy of JUNOS failed to boot up **
** properly, and so this device has booted from the backup copy. **
** **
** Please re-install JUNOS to recover the primary copy in case **
** it has been corrupted. **
** **
******************************************************************************

以上信息，说明OS从一个备份的分区启动了，需要修复才能正常。

以下为验证方法：

To verify if the primary partition is rebuilt, run one of the following show commands. The same commands also inform about which partition is the current active partition.

show system storage partitions

Sample output:

root> show system storage partitions
fpc0:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boot Media: internal (da0)
Active Partition: da0s1a
Backup Partition: da0s2a <-- this is the backup slice
Currently booted from: backup (da0s2a) <-- shows booted from that slice

Partitions information:
Partition Size Mountpoint
s1a 184M altroot
s2a 184M /
s3d 369M /var/tmp
s3e 123M /var
s4d 62M /config
s4e unused (backup config)

                                                                                       OR

show system snapshot media internal

Sample output:
root> show system snapshot media internal
Information for snapshot on internal (/dev/da0s1a) (primary)
Creation date: Feb 24 11:32:07 2012
JUNOS version on snapshot:
jbase : 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jcrypto-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jdocs-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jkernel-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jroute-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jswitch-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jweb-ex: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
jpfe-ex42x: 10.4I20120224_1123_bshekar
Information for snapshot on internal (/dev/da0s2a) (backup) <-- provides info for this slice/partition the switch booted off of and the date the file system was created
Creation date: Feb 14 05:42:42 2012    <-- if less than alarm date then customer should snapshot (it is a good way to confirm
JUNOS version on snapshot:
jbase : 11.2-20120214.0
jcrypto-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jdocs-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jkernel-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jroute-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jswitch-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jweb-ex: 11.2-20120214.0
jpfe-ex42x: 11.2-20120214.0


以下是修复方法：

Step-by-step recovery procedure for this situation:

  1. Copy the Junos p_w_picpath from the backup partition to the primary partition, by using the following snapshot command:

    request system snapshot media internal slice alternate

    Note: This step ensures that you have consistent p_w_picpaths on both the primary and backup partitions.


  2. The above command ensures that the alternate partition is repaired, without requiring a reboot. You can verify both the partitions by using the following command:

    show system storage partitions


  3. The command used in step 1 will only repair the partition and not clear the alarm. So, you will still see the following alarm:

    root> show system alarms
    2 alarms currently active
    Alarm time Class Description
    2012-03-02 13:01:03 UTC Minor Host 0 Boot from backup root <-- shows date stamp of alarm


  4. To get rid of the above alarm, use the following command to ensure that the switch boots from the primary partition:

request system reboot slice alternate media internal
            The system, after the above command is executed, will reboot from the primary partition. The alarm or the warning message will no longer be displayed.

     5.    The following commands are issued to verify the Junos p_w_picpath installed on each slice:

user@switch>show system snapshot media internal slice 1
       user@switch>show system snapshot media internal slice 2