Shutdown command
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Enter
yes
at this prompt to shut down the switch.
The following warning message appears:
Warning the switch/stack has been set to reboot in <xx>
minutes.
Current configuration has been saved, no
further configuration changes can be saved until reboot
occurs or ’shutdown cancel’ command is issued.
The syntax for the shutdown command is
shutdown [force] [minutes-to-wait <1-60> [cancel]
After you initiate the shutdown command, all existing and subsequent
sessions display the following message:
Stack will reset in <xxxx> seconds.
While existing CLI sessions do not receive a warning message, all
subsequent CLI sessions display the following message:
The shutdown process is in progress.
It is safe to
poweroff the stack.
Configuration changes will not be
saved.
Shutdown has blocked the flash.
Autoreset in
<xxxx> seconds.
Neither Web-based management nor Device Manager receives any
shutdown warning messages.
The following table describes the parameters and variables for the
shutdown
command.
Shutdown command parameters and variables
Parameters and
variables
Description
force
Instruct the switch to skip the shutdown confirmation prompt.
minutes-to-wait
<1-60>
Specify the number of minutes that pass before the switch resets
itself The default wait time is 10 minutes.
cancel
Cancel all scheduled switch shutdowns.
Note: Any configurations or logins performed on the switch after you
initiate the shutdown command are not saved to NVRAM and are lost
after the reset.
Run the
shutdown
command in
privExec
command mode.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
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Nortel Networks Confidential
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