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Table 97: Snapshot Summary (continued)

Your Action

Function

Field

To create a boot medium to use in the internal
compact flash only, select the check box.

On an external compact flash or USB storage
device only, creates a snapshot for use as the
primary boot medium.

Use this feature to replace the medium in the
internal compact flash slot or to replicate it for
use in another Services Router. This process also
partitions the boot medium.

NOTE: After the boot device is created as an
internal compact flash, it can operate only in an
internal compact flash slot.

As Primary Media

Type a numeric value, in kilobytes. The default
value is 0 KB.

Specifies the size of the

data

partition, in

kilobytes.

The

data

partition is mounted on

/data

. This

space is not used by the router, and can be used
for extra storage.

This selection also partitions the boot medium.

Data Size

Type a numeric value, in kilobytes. The default
value is one-third of the physical memory on a
boot medium larger than 128,000 KB, or 0 KB
on a smaller boot device.

Specifies the size of the

swap

partition, in

kilobytes.

The

swap

partition is used for swap files and

software failure memory snapshots. Software
failure memory snapshots are saved to the boot
medium only if it is specified as the dump
device.

For information about the setting the dump
device, see “Configuring a Boot Device to
Receive Software Failure Memory
Snapshots” on page 190.

This selection also partitions the boot medium.

Swap Size

Type a numeric value, in kilobytes. The default
value is 10 percent of physical memory on the
boot medium.

Specifies the size of the

config

partition, in

kilobytes.

The

config

partition is mounted on

/config

. The

configuration files are stored in this partition.

This selection also partitions the boot medium.

Config Size

Type a numeric value, in kilobytes. The default
value is the boot device's physical memory
minus the

config

,

data

, and

swap

partitions.

Specifies the size of the

root

partition, in

kilobytes.

The root partition is mounted on

/

and does not

include configuration files.

This selection also partitions the boot medium.

Root Size

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Configuring Boot Devices

J-series™ Services Router Administration Guide