JUNOS Internet Software Network Operations Guide: Hardware
490 ! Avoiding Redundancy Problems
Step 5: Use the Proper Shutdown Process on a Backup Routing Engine
Action The request system halt command only shuts down the Routing Engine you are
logged in to; the other Routing Engine is still running and may be performing file
management or some other task that could create anomalies.
user@re0> request system halt
Sample Output
user@re0>
request system halt
warning: This command will not halt the other routing-engine.
If planning to switch off power, use the both-routing-engines option.
Halt the system ? [yes,no] (no)
*** FINAL System shutdown message from root@utah ***
System going down IMMEDIATELY
shutdown: [pid 8669]
Shutdown NOW!
What It Means This command only shuts down the Routing Engine you are logged in to. To shut
down both Routing Engines, use the
both-routing-engines option or log in to the
other Routing Engine and perform the shutdown again.