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Appendix C
Traffic Line Commands
Traffic Line interactive mode commands
Use interactive mode to retrieve statistics and to configure the Traffic Server system.
To access interactive mode, enter
traffic_line -i
at the prompt. The following table describes the
commands available in interactive mode.
traffic_line -B
Bounces the Traffic Server cluster wide. Bouncing
the Traffic Server shuts down and immediately
restarts Traffic Server node by node.
traffic_line -b
Bounces the Traffic Server on the local node.
Bouncing the Traffic Server shuts down and
immediately restarts the Traffic Server node.
traffic_line -T value
Sets the amount of time that Traffic Line waits to
receive a response to a command from the Traffic
Server.
value
specifies the time in seconds.
NOTE
If there is a number associated with a command, enter the number only at the prompt.
For example, to access Monitor mode, enter
1
at the prompt
Command (name)
Description
1 (monitor)
Displays the Monitor mode commands so that you can view Traffic Server
performance and network traffic statistics. Refer to
Chapter 9‚ Monitoring Traffic
.
2 (configure)
Displays the Configure mode commands so that you can configure the Traffic
Server system. Refer to
Chapter 10‚ Configuring Traffic Server
.
3 (reread)
Re-reads the configuration files.
NOTE:
Some configuration changes require that you initiate a configuration re-
read for the changes to take effect.
4 (shutdown)
Shuts down the Traffic Server.
5 (startup)
Starts the Traffic Server.
6 (bounce_local)
Bounces the Traffic Server on the local node. Bouncing the Traffic Server shuts
down and immediately restarts the local node.
7 (bounce_cluster)
Bounces the Traffic Server cluster wide. Bouncing the Traffic Server cluster shuts
down and immediately restarts the Traffic Server node by node.
8 (restart _local)
Restarts the
traffic_manager
process on the local node.
9 (restart _cluster)
Restarts the
traffic_manager
process on all the nodes in the cluster.
help
Displays a list of commands for the active level.
You can use the help command at any Traffic Line interactive level. Enter either
help
or
?
at the prompt to open the command list.
exit
Exits interactive mode.
.
Moves back to the previous command level.
Command
Description