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Chapter 3 - Operation and Administration of the Macro BTS
3.3.2
Shutting Down/Resetting the System
Managing System Reset
System reset refers to a complete shutdown and reboot of the 4Motion system. You can use the CLI to
manually reset the system. It is also possible that the system may be reset because of an internal or
external error, or after the NPU is upgraded.
After the system is reset and boots up, you can use the CLI to retrieve the reason for the last system
reset. For more information about using the CLI to display the reason for system reset, refer to
“Displaying the Reason for the Last System Reset” on page 115.
3.3.2.1
NOTE!
Resetting the system
Before resetting the system, it is recommended that you:
„ Save the configuration file. For more information about saving the current configuration, refer to
Section 3.4.5.1.
„ Periodically make a backup of log files on the NPU flash if you have configured logs to be written to
file. This file does not store log messages after the system is reset or shut down. For details, refer to
Section 3.4.13.1.5.
To reset the system, run the following command:
npu# reset
A few seconds after you run this command, the 4Motion system is shut down, and then boots up with
the last saved configuration.
Command
Syntax
npu# reset
Privilege
Level
10
Command
Modes
Global command mode
3.3.2.2
Displaying the Reason for the Last System Reset
The 4Motion system may be reset because of any of the following reasons.
„ NPU upgrade
„ Health failure (an internal module does not respond to the periodic health messages sent by the
system)
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