11/25/21, 3:10 PM What do the different Junos file system device (Storage Media) names mean?

- Juniper Networks

What do the different Junos file system device (Storage Media)

names mean?
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SUMMARY:
'show system storage' and 'show chassis hardware detail' outputs have diverse file system
device names such as ad0, ad1, ad2, ad3, da0, and so on . The information below explains what
these file system device names mean.

SYMPTOMS:

CAUSE:

SOLUTION:
Juniper products operated by Junos, such as M / T / J-series routers, MX-series, and EX
switches have different types of physical storage devices. This results in different file system
device names when issuing the show system storage CLI command. Below are examples.

EX4200 switch:

juniper@EX4200-24F> show system storage

Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/da0s2a 92M 71M 14M 83% /
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/
/dev/md0 30M 30M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jbase
/dev/md1 12M 12M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jcrypto-ex-9.0R2.10
/dev/md2 3.9M 3.9M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jdocs-ex-9.0R2.10
/dev/md3 67M 67M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jkernel-ex-9.0R2.10

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/dev/md4 11M 11M 0B 100%

/packages/mnt/jpfe-ex42x-9.0R2.10
/dev/md5 26M 26M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jroute-ex-9.0R2.10
/dev/md6 9.6M 9.6M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jswitch-ex-9.0R2.10
/dev/md7 13M 13M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10
/dev/md8 63M 8.0K 58M 0% /tmp
/dev/da0s2f 61M 1.4M 55M 2% /var
/dev/da0s3e 28M 266K 25M 1% /config
/dev/da0s3d 157M 2.6M 142M 2% /var/tmp
/dev/md9 118M 7.5M 101M 7% /var/rundb
procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc
/var/jail/etc 61M 1.4M 55M 2%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10/jail/var/etc
/var/jail/run 61M 1.4M 55M 2%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10/jail/var/run
/var/jail/tmp 61M 1.4M 55M 2%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10/jail/var/tmp
/var/tmp 157M 2.6M 142M 2%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10/jail/var/tmp/uploads
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jweb-ex-9.0R2.10/jail/dev

M320 router:

lab@m320-re0> show system storage

Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 217M 111M 89M 55% /
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev
devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/
/dev/md0 23M 23M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jbase
/dev/md1 80M 80M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jkernel-8.5-20080404.0
/dev/md2 40M 40M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jpfe-M320-8.5-20080404.0
/dev/md3 3.5M 3.5M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jdocs-8.5-20080404.0

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/dev/md4 28M 28M 0B 100%

/packages/mnt/jroute-8.5-20080404.0
/dev/md5 8.8M 8.8M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jcrypto-8.5-20080404.0
/dev/md6 37M 37M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jpfe-common-8.5-20080404.0
/dev/md7 2.0G 8.0K 1.8G 0% /tmp
/dev/md8 2.0G 434K 1.8G 0% /mfs
/dev/ad0s1e 24M 44K 22M 0% /config
procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc
/dev/ad1s1f 34G 21G 11G 65% /var

M120 router:

lab@m120-re1> show system storage

Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 885M 62M 753M 8% /
devfs 16K 16K 0B 100% /dev/
/dev/vn0 15M 15M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jbase
/dev/vn1 53M 53M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jkernel-8.3R3.4
/dev/vn2 37M 37M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jpfe-M120-8.3R3.4
/dev/vn3 3.0M 3.0M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jdocs-8.3R3.4
/dev/vn4 18M 18M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jroute-8.3R3.4
/dev/vn5 7.6M 7.6M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jcrypto-8.3R3.4
/dev/vn6 14M 14M 0B 100%
/packages/mnt/jpfe-common-8.3R3.4
mfs:137 2.0G 8.0K 1.8G 0% /tmp
mfs:144 2.0G 274K 1.8G 0% /mfs
/dev/ad0s1e 98M 58K 90M 0% /config
procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc
/dev/ad2s1f 35G 5.9G 26G 19% /var

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Some products list the detailed hardware information about these storage devices in show
chassis hardware detail output. Below are examples from the M320 and M120 routers.

M320 Router:

lab@m320-re0> show chassis hardware detail

Hardware inventory:
Item Version Part number Serial number Description
Chassis 70978 M320
Midplane REV 05 710-009120 RB5506 M320
Midplane
FPM GBUS REV 05 710-005928 JR9683 M320 Board
FPM Display REV 05 710-009351 JR1244 M320 FPM
Display
CIP REV 05 710-005926 JP3199 M320 CIP
PEM 0 Rev 05 740-009149 SD32841 AC Power
Entry Module
PEM 1 Rev 05 740-009149 SD32857 AC Power
Entry Module
PEM 2 Rev 05 740-009149 SC25269 AC Power
Entry Module
PEM 3 Rev 05 740-009149 SD32835 AC Power
Entry Module
Routing Engine 0 REV 09 740-008883 P11123908067 RE-4.0
ad0 245 MB STI Flash 7.3.0 STI1J9a506054071112 Compact
Flash
ad1 38154 MB FUJITSU MHV2040AS NT14T6325YJB Hard Disk
Routing Engine 1 REV 09 740-008883 P11123908042 RE-4.0
ad0 245 MB STI Flash 7.3.0 STI1J74006054073341 Compact
Flash
ad1 38154 MB FUJITSU MHV2040AS NT14T6325YE6 Hard Disk
CB 0 REV 07 710-009115 JR0671 M320 Control
Board
CB 1 REV 07 710-009115 JR0679 M320 Control
Board

M120 Router

lab@m120-re1> show chassis hardware detail

Hardware inventory:
Item Version Part number Serial number Description
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Chassis JN108C024AEA M120

Midplane REV 01 710-018041 RB9028 M120
Midplane
FPM Board REV 06 710-011407 DA9329 M120 FPM
Board
FPM Display REV 02 710-011405 DD0242 M120 FPM
Display
FPM CIP REV 05 710-011410 DD0321 M120 FPM CIP
PEM 0 Rev 04 740-011936 000412 AC Power
Entry Module
PEM 1 Rev 04 740-011936 000414 AC Power
Entry Module
Routing Engine 0 REV 06 740-014080 1000686806 RE-A-1000
ad0 999 MB SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB 027CTS69Sw605DC00676 Compact
Flash
ad2 38154 MB HTE541040G9SA00 MPBBT0XHE0VTRM Hard Disk
Routing Engine 1 REV 06 740-014080 1000690988 RE-A-1000
ad0 999 MB SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB 027CTS69Sw605DC00329 Compact
Flash
ad2 38154 MB FUJITSU MHV2040BS NW26T6B25HKB Hard Disk
CB 0 REV 08 710-011403 DB0719 M120 Control
Board
CB 1 REV 08 710-011403 DB0714 M120 Control
Board

Below is the summary of the file system device names in Junos:

ad0 Internal Compact-flash

Hard-disk
(for RE-333, RE-600, RE-1600, RE-400, RE-850)
ad1 or
Solid Sate Drive (SSD)
(for RE-C1800, RE-C2600, RE- A-1800, RE-S-1800)

ad2 Hard-disk
(for RE-A-2000, RE-A-1000, RE-S-2000, RE-S-
1300)

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or
Removable-compact-flash
(J2320, J2350, J4300, J6300)

ad3 PCMCIA Card

USB storage device

da0
(in EX-series switches, da0 is internal USB flash,
(da1)
da1 is external USB flash)

md0
(md1, Memory Virtual Disk
md2, etc)

vn0
(vn1, Virtual Node Disk
vn2, etc)

For more information on the file system device names refer to Routing Engines and Storage
Media Names.

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