Rebooting, Resetting, And Power Cycling - Oracle Acme Packet 1100 Hardware Installation Manual

MAINTENANCE INTRODUCTION

Rebooting, Resetting, and Power Cycling

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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.
ACMEPACKET# 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'.
ACMEPACKET#
3. Execute the reboot command at the superuser prompt by typing reboot and
then press Enter.
ACMEPACKET# 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
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.
Always try to first reboot the Acme Packet 1100 from the ACLI
before performing a cold reset. Only reset the system as a last
resort.
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