Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Shutdown command

94CLI Basics

If you make an error when performing configurations in Step 2 that results in the loss of switch connectivity (for example, an error in the IP address mask, MLT configuration, or VLAN trunking), the reload command provides you with a safeguard: when the reload timer expires, the switch reboots to the last saved configuration, and connectivity is re-established. Therefore, you do not have to travel to the remote site to reconfigure the switch.

Initiate the reload command before you start the switch configuration commands. Once you initiate the command in the CLI, the following message appears:

Reload (y/n) ?

Enter yes at this prompt to set the switch reload.

The following warning message then appears:

Warning the switch has been set to reload in <xx> minutes. Current configuration has NOT been saved. Configuration must be explicitly saved.

Once the reload timer expires, the switch resets, reloads the last saved configuration, and re-enables the autosave feature.

The syntax for the reload command is:

reload [force] [minutes-to-wait <1-60>] [cancel]

describes the parameters and variables for the interface command.

Table 13

reload command parameters and variables

Parameters	Description
and variables
force	Instructs the switch to skip the reload confirmation prompt.
minutes-to-wait	Specifies the number of minutes that pass before the switch
<1-60>]	reloads itself. The default wait time is set at 10 minutes.
cancel	Aborts all scheduled switch reloads

The reload command is executed in the Privileged EXEC command mode.

shutdown command

The shutdown command lets you safely shut down and power off the switch. Once the shutdown command is initiated, the switch saves the current configuration and instructs users to power off the switch within the specified time period (1 to 60 minutes); otherwise, the switch performs a reset.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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