1. Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide
  2. Maintenance
  3. Rebooting, Resetting, and Power Cycling
  4. System Reset

System Reset

Resetting the Acme Packet 6300/6350 via the rest button on the front of the chassis performs a cold reboot. This is the equivalent to disconnecting the power from the system and then reconnecting it. There is no orderly termination of tasks, and the system shuts down abruptly. You should only reset the Acme Packet 6300/6350 in this way when it becomes unstable and there is no other possible means of gaining administrative control.

During a system reset, certain files are not closed properly, and they may become corrupted. Depending on what files become damaged, the system might become completely unusable.

Note:

Always try to first reboot the Acme Packet 6300/6350 from the ACLI before performing a cold reset. Only reset the system as a last resort.

To reset the Acme Packet 6300/6350:

  1. Insert a rigid paperclip-sized tool into the small hole on the front of the chassis beneath the graphic display. The system immediately resets and begins its initialization and boot sequence.
    This picture shows the graphic display on the front of the chassis.

    Reset Button