This command is used to reboot a device. You must confirm that you want to reboot the device. If hitless reboot is currently available for the device, you are prompted to enter 'h' for hitless and 'y' for a full reboot. Use the status command to know if the hitless reboot option is currently available for the device.
Note
In case of a full reboot, all the processes of a device are restarted. So, there is a break in the device's function until it comes up again. In case of hitless reboot, only the required processes are restarted. For more information on hitless reboot, see the topic How to reboot devices in the IPS Administration section.
For NS-series Sensors, you must do a full reboot as hitless reboot is not supported when SSL decryption is enabled.
Syntax:
reboot
On executing the command for Sensor, the following messages are displayed in the output:
intruShell@john> reboot
Please enter Y to confirm: y
rebooting the Sensor...
Broadcast message from root (Fri Mar 29 05:45:14 2014):
The system is going down for reboot NOW!
Applicable to:
NS-series Sensors