Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Reboot a Server or a Server Group

Steps
  1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

    See To Access the N1 System Manager Command Line for details.

  2. Type one of the following commands:


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

    The server is rebooted. See reset server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 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 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for details.


Example 4–13 Forcing Reset of a Server

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


N1-ok> reset server 10.5.7.2 force=true


Example 4–14 Forcing Reset of a Server Group

If the OS does not gracefully shut down, use the following command-line example to force reset of the operating systems for the servers in the group.


N1-ok> reset group dev force=true


Example 4–15 Rebooting a Server From the Network

The following command-line example shows how to reboot a server from the network.


N1-ok> reset server 10.5.7.2 netboot=true


Example 4–16 Rebooting a Server Group from the Network

The following command-line 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.

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