Rebooting the device


[CAUTION: ]

CAUTION:

  • A device reboot might interrupt network services.

  • To avoid configuration loss, use the save command to save the running configuration before a reboot. For more information about the save command, see Fundamentals Command Reference.

  • Before a reboot, use the display startup and display boot-loader commands to verify that the startup configuration file and startup software images are correctly specified. If a startup configuration file or software image problem exists, the device cannot start up correctly. For more information about the two display commands, see Fundamentals Command Reference.


The following device reboot methods are available:

Using the CLI, you can reboot the device from a remote host.