Terminate Process - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

Commands for Managing the Switch

terminate process

terminate process <name> [forceful | graceful] {msm <slot>}
Description
Terminates the specified process on the switch.
Syntax Description
name
forceful
graceful
slot
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
The option terminates the process by allowing it to close all opened connections, notify peers
graceful
on the network, and other types of process cleanup. After this phase, the process is finally terminated.
After a successful graceful termination of a process, a message similar to the following appears:
Successful graceful termination for snmpSubagent
The option quickly terminates a process on demand. Unlike the
forceful
is immediately shutdown without any of the normal process cleanup. The status of the operation is
displayed on the console. After a successful forceful termination of a process, a message similar to the
following appears:
Forceful termination success for snmpMaster
To display the status of ExtremeWare XOS processes on the switch, including how many times a process
has been restarted, use the
To restart a process that has been terminated, use the
Example
The following initiates a graceful termination of the process tftpd:
terminate process tftpd graceful
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Specifies the name of the process to terminate. You can terminate the
following processes:
• exsshd
• snmpMaster
• snmpSubagent
• telentd
• tftpd
Specifies a forceful termination.
Specifies a graceful termination.
Specifies the MSM where the process should be terminated. A specifies the
MSM installed in slot A, and B specifies the MSM installed in slot B.
show process {<name>} {detail} {slot <slotid>}
graceful
command.
start process
option, the process
command.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Command Reference Guide