Junos OS & Junos OS Evolved

Junos OS is the broadly deployed, FreeBSD-heritage operating system running across MX, ACX, EX, QFX, and SRX platforms. Junos OS Evolved runs natively on Linux with a microservices architecture and a Distributed Data Store for state, which gives it hitless upgrades, direct Linux tooling access, and faster feature velocity on the PTX and select QFX and ACX platforms it supports. Both keep nearly identical CLI and operating model, so the learning curve between them is minimal. We confirm the right one for your target hardware during scoping.

Junos OS runs on MX Series and ACX Series routers, EX Series and QFX Series switches, and SRX Series firewalls including the vSRX virtual and cSRX containerized forms. Junos OS Evolved runs on the PTX Series and specific high-performance QFX and ACX models built for cloud-scale deployment. As an authorized HPE Juniper Networking partner, Uniqcli maps the right platform and OS variant to your design.

Junos integrates directly with Puppet, Chef, Ansible, and Salt, and ships PyEZ for Python-based device automation. For deeper integration, the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) exposes control, management, and data-plane APIs, NETCONF with YANG models handles configuration, and the Junos Telemetry Interface (JTI) streams real-time state. None of this requires replacing your existing orchestration stack.

In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU) and link aggregation keep services running through most software upgrades, and Junos Continuity treats new hardware installation as a non-service-impacting event. Junos OS Evolved adds hitless upgrades on top of that. We build maintenance runbooks around these features so planned work doesn't turn into an unplanned outage.

Yes. As an authorized HPE Juniper Networking reseller we can source TAA-compliant hardware and software configurations for federal requirements, and HPE Juniper Networking hardware is also available to state, local, education, and healthcare buyers through cooperative contract vehicles like NASPO ValuePoint, Costars, PEPPM, HealthTrust, and MiCTA. Tell us your contract vehicle or agency requirement and we align the quote and documentation to it.

Juniper's certification track runs Associate (JNCIA-Junos, the baseline for every specialty track), Specialist (JNCIS), and Professional (JNCIP), with dedicated tracks for enterprise routing and switching, data center, service provider, security, and automation. JNCIA exams run around $100, JNCIS around $200, and JNCIP around $300, with free and instructor-led training available through Juniper's learning portal.

No, Junos OS or Junos OS Evolved ships factory-installed on the platform you order. What you license separately are advanced feature sets, capacity add-ons, and the software support subscription that gets you ongoing releases, patches, and TAC access. We map those to your actual design requirements so the quote isn't padded with features you won't use.

Uniqcli quotes complete configurations, hardware plus the right Junos OS variant, feature licenses, and support tier, sized to your environment. Start a request through /quote and we'll return a configuration built around your platform, scale, and compliance requirements rather than a generic list price.

Yes. Junos Node Slicing converges multiple independent network functions onto a single chassis, and the disaggregated modular software architecture underlying Junos gives you a flexible consumption model for network applications as your scale and tenancy requirements change.