JUNOS Internet Software Network Operations Guide: Hardware
478 ! Determining Routing Engine Mastership
Step 1: Determine the Routing Engine Mastership By Checking Status
Action To determine Routing Engine mastership, use the following CLI command:
user@host> show chassis routing-engine
Sample Output
user@host>
show chassis routing-engine
Routing Engine status:
Slot 0:
Current state Master
Election priority Master (default)
Temperature 29 degrees C / 84 degrees F
DRAM 2048 MB
Memory utilization 11 percent
CPU utilization:
User 0 percent
Background 0 percent
Kernel 2 percent
Interrupt 0 percent
Idle 98 percent
Model RE-3.0
Serial ID P10865701859
Start time 2004-04-15 18:45:12 UTC
Uptime 6 days, 3 hours, 56 minutes, 8 seconds
Routing Engine status:
Slot 1:
Current state Backup
Election priority Backup (default)
Temperature 26 degrees C / 78 degrees F
DRAM 2048 MB
Memory utilization 10 percent
CPU utilization:
[...Output truncated...]
What It Means The command output displays which Routing Engine is master (the one in Slot 0
RE0) and which is backup (the one in Slot 1 RE1) plus other hardware and
operational status information.
Step 2: Determine Routing Engine Mastership By Checking the LEDs
Action Physically check the LEDs on either the craft interface or the Routing Engine
(depending on which chassis the Routing Engine is installed). The Routing Engine
that displays an illuminated Master LED is the master Routing Engine. For the
location and interpretation of LEDs, see “Monitoring the Routing Engine Status” on
page 136.