Reloading Remote Devices - Avaya 3500 series Getting Started

Shutting down and resetting a switch

Reloading remote devices

Use this procedure to disable auto saving configuration changes, and safeguard against a
configuration error when you perform dynamic configuration changes on a remote switch. If
you make an error while configuring a remote switch that results in the loss of connectivity (for
example, an error in the IP address, VLAN, etc.), the reload loads the last saved configuration
to re-establish connectivity.
This procedure does temporarily disable auto-save functionality until the reload occurs.
Cancelling the reload returns auto-save functionality to any previous setting.
Before you begin
This procedure is intended to by used by system administrators to configure remote devices
and reset them when the configuration is complete. The configuration is not explicitly saved
after the reload command is issued. This means that any configuration changes must be
explicitly saved before the switch reloads.
Caution:
You must perform a timed reload command before making dynamic configuration changes
to safeguard against the loss of remote connectivity.
Procedure
1. Log on to ACLI in Privileged EXEC command mode.
2. At the command prompt, enter the following command:
Example
The following example shows use of the reload command as a safeguard during dynamic
configuration changes:
1. Enter reload force minutes-to-wait 30 to instruct the switch to reboot in
2. Execute dynamic switch configuration commands. The command take effect
3. Test your configuration changes. If problems occurred, when the 30 minute
• Enter copy config nvramto save the new configuration.
• Enter reload cancel to cancel the previous reload command.
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reload [force] [minutes-to-wait <1–60> [cancel]
30 minutes and load the configuration from NVRAM. During the 30 minute
countdown, autosave of the configuration is disabled.
immediately and are not saved to NVRAM.
countdown expires, the switch reboots and loads the previous configuration. If no
problems occur, and switch connectivity is maintained, you can perform one of the
following tasks before the 30 minute countdown expires:
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March 2013