reload (reboot)

Required Command-Line Mode = Enable

Required User Level = Admin

Use the reload command to reboot or halt the system.

Note:  Rebooting control card 1 also reboots control card 2, interrupting any ongoing sessions there. Active sessions with control card 2 are not common and will typically only occur when updating the software on the card.

The reload command has the following syntax:

reload
   force [immediate]
   halt

Use the reload command without any arguments to reboot the system.

The following table describes the arguments for the reload command:

Argument	Description
force [immediate]	Reboots the system immediately, regardless of whether the system is currently busy. Optionally, use immediate to ensure an immediate reboot. For example: (config) # reload (config) # reload force (config) # reload force immediate
halt	Stops all system activities without powering the system down. For example: (config) # reload halt