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This article provides information regarding the use of the reload command to reboot and shutdown the appliance.
NOTE: The following syntax convention is used:
- {}: Options are enclosed in braces and are separated by '|'
- []: Optional keywords are enclosed in brackets
- <>: User input is required where variables are enclosed in greater-than and less-than symbols
To reboot the appliance use the reload command:
reload {force|halt|mode|noconfirm}
where the parameter description is as follows:
- force - Force an immediate reboot of the system even if it's busy.
- halt - Shut down (power off) the system.
- mode kexec - Change the default configuration for the fast reboot with kexec (skips the BIOS).
- mode bios - Change the default configuration for the Slow reboot via the BIOS (traditional reboot).
- mode biosnext - Change the default configuration for the Slow reboot via the BIOS (takes affect for the one next boot only).
- noconfirm - Reboot the system without asking about unsaved changes.
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