Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS 11.0, Command Reference Manual

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start process
ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Command Reference Guide 169
start process
start process <name> {msm <slot>}
Description
Restarts the specified process on the switch.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command after you have stopped a process and you want to restart it. To stop a process, use
the
terminate process
command.
You are unable to start a process that is already running. If you try to start a currently running process,
an error message similar to the following appears:
Error: Process telnetd already exists!
To display the status of ExtremeWare XOS processes on the switch, including how many times a process
has been restarted, use the
show process {<name>} {detail} {slot <slotid>}
command.
Example
The following restarts the process tftpd :
start process tftpd
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 11.0.
name Specifies the name of the process to start. You can start the following
processes:
• exsshd (only available if you have installed the SSH module)
• snmpMaster
• snmpSubagent
• telentd
• tftpd
slot Specifies the MSM where the process should be started. A specifies the MSM
installed in slot A, and B specifies the MSM installed in slot B.