Reset the Platform

About this task

Reset the platform to reload system parameters from the most recently saved configuration file.

Procedure

  1. Enter Privileged EXEC mode:

    enable

  2. Reset the switch using one of the following commands:
    • Reset the switch immediately: reset [-y]

    • Reset the switch after a delay: reset -in WORD<1-7>

    • Reset the switch after you create an ssio core file and a cbcp-main.x core file: reset -coredump [-y]

  3. Cancel a delayed reset:

    reset -cancel

    Note

    Note

    To cancel the delayed reset, you must issue the reset -cancel command before the configured timer expires. You can use the show software command to view the remaining time before the switch resets.

Example

Reset the switch with a configured delay of 45 minutes:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#reset -in 45
Are you sure you want to perform a delayed reset? (y/n) ? y

Reset the switch with a configured delay of 3 hours and 44 minutes:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#reset -in 3:44
Are you sure you want to perform a delayed reset? (y/n) ? y

Reset the switch with a configured delay of 7 days, 1 hour, and 7 minutes:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#reset -in 7:01:07
Are you sure you want to perform a delayed reset? (y/n) ? y

Cancel the reset:

Switch:1#reset -cancel
Scheduled reset successfully canceled!

View the remaining time before the switch reboots:

Switch:1#show software
==================================================================================
                    software releases in /intflash/release/
==================================================================================
Switch.8.6.0.0.GA                   (Backup Release)              (Signed Release)
Switch.9.0.0.0.GA                   (Primary Release)             (Signed Release)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auto Commit     : enabled
Commit Timeout  : 10 minutes
Reset in     : 3 days, 2 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the reset command.

Variable

Value

-cancel

Cancels the delayed switch reset.

WORD<1-7>

Specifies the time interval, in days, hours, or minutes to wait before the switch resets. After the timer expires, the device restarts from the saved configuration file.

The syntax for the timer is [d: ] [hh: ]mm where days and hours are optional. If you specify a single number, like 45, the switch interprets that as minutes. If you specify two numbers separated by a colon (3:15), the switch interprets that as hours and minutes. If you specify three numbers separated by colons (4:3:15), the switch interprets that as days, hours, and minutes.

Values for hours and minutes must use two digits. For example, for 7 hours and 1 minute, use 07:01 and not 7:1. You can specify a value of 00 for hours or minutes; 2:00:00 indicates a reset in 2 days.

The maximum value is 9:23:59 (9 days, 23 hours, and 59 minutes).

-y

Suppresses the confirmation message before the switch resets. If you omit this parameter, you must confirm the action before the switch resets.