Juniper’s next-generation operating system, Junos OS evolved, runs native Linux and provides direct access to Linux utilities and operations.īoth operating systems use the same command-line interface (CLI) user interface, the same applications and features and the same management and automation tools-but Junos OS evolved infrastructure has been entirely modernized to enable higher availability, accelerated deployment, greater innovation, and improved operational efficiencies.Juniper’s flagship Junos OS is based on the FreeBSD operating system and can run as a guest virtual machine (VM) on a Linux VM host.Junos OS has several architecture variations: After Juniper acquired NetScreen, it integrated ScreenOS security functions into its own Junos network operating system. Junos runs on most or all Juniper hardware systems. Because FreeBSD is a Unix implementation, customers can access a Unix shell and execute normal Unix commands. Junos operating system is primarily based on Linux and FreeBSD, with Linux running as bare metal, and FreeBSD running in a QEMU Virtual machine.

As of September 2022, the latest version is Junos OS 22.2, released on 23 July 2022. This decision contrasts with vendors such as Cisco, who maintain several different operating systems for different products. JUNOS Senior Product Manager Michael Bushong attributed the release speed to Juniper's strategic decision to maintain a single operating system across routing and switching platforms. Junos OS was first made available on 7 July 1998, with new feature updates being released every quarter as of 2008. Junos OS (also known as Juniper Junos, Junos and JUNOS) is a FreeBSD-based network operating system used in Juniper Networks routing, switching and security devices. us /en /products /network-operating-system /junos-os. Proprietary, FreeBSD License, GPL License For pluralized Juno, see Juno (disambiguation). For the Canadian music awards, see Juno Award. For the Austrian liberal youth organization, see JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS.

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