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System Commands
Use this page to safely turn off the appliance, reboot the appliance, or revert to factory default settings.
System
|
Appliance Management
|
System Administration
|
System Commands
To prevent tampering or accidental stopping, you must type the
password to operate these features.
Benefits of using the system commands
On occasion, you may need to shut down your appliance, perhaps due to work being carried out on
your power distribution system, or changes to your network topography. You may also need to reboot
the appliance, either as part of a software upgrade, or to restart all services.
Occasionally, you may want to clear all configured options from your appliance, and to revert to the
factory default settings.
User interface option definitions
Option Definition
Shutdown Appliance
When clicked, turns off the power to the appliance or takes the
appliance to a state where you can safely turn off its power.
Reboot Appliance When clicked, restarts the appliance.
Revert to Default Configuration When clicked, restores all the original out-of-the-box settings to the
appliance.
Task — Shutting down the appliance
Before shutting down the appliance, ensure that you have the relevant permissions and network
outage plans in place.
1 Navigate to
System
|
Appliance Management
|
System Administration
|
System Commands
.
2 Enter the system password next to the
Shutdown Appliance
button.
3 Click
Shutdown Appliance
.
The appliance commences its shut down process, and will switch off in a few minutes.
Task — Rebooting the appliance
Before rebooting your appliance, ensure that you have the relevant permissions and network outage
plans in place.
1 Navigate to
System
|
Appliance Management
|
System Administration
|
System Commands
.
2 Enter the system password next to the
Reboot Appliance
button.
3 Click
Reboot Appliance
.
The appliance commences its shut down process, and reboots after about 5 minutes.
Overview of System features
Appliance Management
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