restart vmNEW!

restart vm vm_name {forceful | graceful}

Description

Restarts (reboots) a virtual machine (VM).

Syntax Description

vm Virtual machine.
vm_name Specifies the VM to restart.
forceful Forcefully terminates the VM.
graceful Gracefully shuts down the VM if possible (default).

Default

By default, the VM is gracefully shut down before restarting, if possible.

Usage Guidelines

N/A.

Example

The following example restarts the VM "testvm" gracefully:

restart vm testvm gracefully

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 30.4.

Platform Availability

This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X465-24MU and X465-24MU-24W switches with a Core license.