To Reboot a Managed Server or a Group

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

2. Use one of the following commands:

   N1-ok> reset server server [force=true]

   The managed server is rebooted. See reset server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

   N1-ok> reset group group [force=true]

   The servers in the group reboot. See reset group in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

Example 5–16 Forcing Reset of a Managed Server

The following example shows how to force reset of the OS.

N1-ok> reset server 10.5.7.2 force=true

Example 5–17 Forcing Reset of a Group

If the OS does not gracefully shut down, the following example shows the forced reset of the operating systems for servers in the group.

N1-ok> reset group dev force=true

Example 5–18 Rebooting a Managed Server From the Network

The following example shows how to reboot a managed server from the network.

N1-ok> reset server 10.5.7.2 netboot=true

Example 5–19 Rebooting a Group from the Network

The following example shows how to reboot a server group from the network.

N1-ok> reset group dev netboot=true

Troubleshooting

If you use one of the above force commands, run one of the following file system check commands on the service processor when the server reboots.

• For the Solaris OS, run fsck

• For Linux, run reiserfsck or e2fsck

To find out how to run the fsck command on managed servers, see Issuing Remote Commands on Servers and Server Groups for instructions.