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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release8.4
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
reset—switch
You can use the reset mindown command to reset the switch as part of a minimal downtime software
upgrade in a system with a redundant supervisor engine. For complete information on performing a
minimal downtime software upgrade, refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Software Configuration Guide for
your switch.
Caution If you make configuration changes after entering the reset mindown command but before the active
supervisor engine resets, the changes are not saved. Input from the CLI is still accepted by the switch
while the redundant supervisor engine is reset. Changes that you make to the configuration between the
time when you enter the reset mindown command and the time when the supervisor engine comes
online running the new software image are not saved or synchronized with the red und an t sup ervi sor
engine.
If you reset an intelligent module (such as the Catalyst 6500 series MSM or MSFC), both the module
hardware and software are completely reset.
When entering the bootdevice, use the format device[:device_qualifier] where:
•device = pcmcia, hdd, network
•device_qualifier hdd = number from 1 to 99
•pcmcia = slot0 or slot1
Examples This example shows how to reset the supervisor engine on a Catalyst 6500 series switch wi th redundant
supervisor engines:
Console> (enable) reset 1
This command will force a switch-over to the standby supervisor module
and disconnect your telnet session.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
Connection closed by foreign host.
host%
This example shows how to reset module 4:
Console> (enable) reset 4
This command will reset module 4 and may disconnect your telnet session.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
Resetting module 4...
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to schedule a system reset for a specific future time:
Console> (enable) reset at 20:00
Reset scheduled at 20:00:00, Wed Mar 15 2000.
Proceed with scheduled reset? (y/n) [n]? y
Reset scheduled for 20:00:00, Wed Mar 15 2000 (in 0 day 5 hours 40 minutes).
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to schedule a reset for a specific future time and in clu de a reaso n for t he res et :
Console> (enable) reset at 23:00 3/15 Software upgrade to 6.1(1).
Reset scheduled at 23:00:00, Wed Mar 15 2000.
Reset reason: Software upgrade to 6.1(1).
Proceed with scheduled reset? (y/n) [n]? y
Reset scheduled for 23:00:00, Wed Mar 15 2000 (in 0 day 8 hours 39 minutes).
Console> (enable)