To 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 1.2 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 1.2 Command Line Reference Manual for details.

Example 4–19 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 4–20 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 4–21 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 4–22 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.

• For the Solaris OS, run fsck

• For Linux, run reiserfsck or e2fsck

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