HP TippingPoint Next Generation Firewall manual Ctl

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.

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