Ctl

Collection of system control operations. The attribs contained in ctl can be used to reboot or shutdown the system, or access the upgrade capability. See ”Remote Paths” on page 2 for more information about entering path names for attribs that require them.

Table 3-3 ctl Attributes

Attribute	Description	Type	Access	Range

ctl.power-off	Setting the ctl.power-off attrib to the value of	Bool	write-only	0
	true will cause the system to shutdown and
	power-off. To restart the system, it is
	necessary to physically press the Power
	button on the front panel of the box.

ctl.reboot	Setting the ctl.reboot attrib to the value of	Bool	write-only	0
	true will cause the system to reboot. The
	operation will be immediate with no
	warning given to other users using the client
	or the CLI.

ctl.reboot-needed	Returns the state of the system, indicating	Bool	read-only	0
	whether there are pending configuration
	settings that require a reboot to apply those
	changes.

ctl.pre-upgrade-cleanup	Performs any system cleanup necessary for	Bool	write-only	0
	an SMS upgrade. Updates that the upgrade
	can occur. This command is also run
	automatically when an SMS upgrade is
	requested. The upgrade will fail if this
	command fails.

ctl.upgrade-source	Setting the ctl.upgrade-source attrib to a	String	write-only	5-128
	string representing a URL will cause the
	system to retrieve and apply the update
	package to the system. Normally, a reboot
	will be required for the update to become
	effective. The URL can reference the http,
	https or ftp protocols.
	Example:
	set ctl.upgrade-source=http://www.
	tippingpoint.com/SMS-UPDATE-1.0.pkg

ctl.patch-releasenotes	Used to display the release notes for	String	read-only	5-128
	currently installed Patch.
	NOTE: This attribute is used by the UI to
	retrieve release notes and is of little interest
	to general cli users.

ctl.patch-restart	Used to display restart flag for currently	String	read-only	5-128
	installed Patch.
	NOTE: This attribute is used by the UI to
	retrieve restart flag and is of little interest to
	general cli users.

22 SMS Attributes and Objects