Rebooting, Resetting, and Power Cycling
Reboot
Rebooting the Acme Packet 1100 shuts down the system in an orderly fashion and then starts it
up again. The operating system gracefully shuts down as processes are terminated and the file
system is stopped. While the system and its processes are stopped, all call processing is
immediately halted. You may therefore wish to perform tasks that call for a reboot during off-
peak maintenance hours.
Rebooting the Acme Packet 1100 is required every time you upgrade with a new version of the
Acme Packet 1100 software.
Before rebooting the Acme Packet 1100, save your configurations. The
save-config
command
is used to save the configuration in the example below.
For a full explanation and all options for the
reboot
command used in the example below, refer
to the ACLI Reference Guide.
To reboot the Acme Packet 1100:
1.
Log in as superuser as described in the chapter on startup procedures.
2.
Save any configuration changes you have made in the ACLI by typing
save-config
and
then press Enter.
ORACLE# save-config
Save-Config received, processing.
waiting 1200 for request to finish
Request to 'SAVE-CONFIG' has Finished,
Save complete
Currently active and saved configurations do not match!
To sync & activate, run 'activate-config' or 'reboot activate'.
ORACLE#
3.
Execute the
reboot
command at the superuser prompt by typing
reboot and
then press
Enter.
ORACLE# reboot
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WARNING: you are about to reboot this SD!
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4.
At the confirmation prompt, type
Y
and then press Enter to proceed with the reboot.
Reboot this SD [y/n]?: y
System Reset
Resetting the Acme Packet 1100 via the reset button on the rear of the chassis performs a cold
reboot. This is the equivalent to disconnecting the power from the system and then
reconnecting it. There is no orderly termination of tasks, and the system shuts down abruptly.
You should only perform a reset of the Acme Packet 1100 in this way when it becomes unstable
and there is no other possible means of gaining administrative control.
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