Rebooting

Rebooting a Switch

You can reboot or reload the switch by using the reload command without any options.


Note

If you use the reload command, be sure to save the running configuration first by using the copy running-config startup-config command.

Procedure

Step 1

Use the configure terminal command to enter the global configuration mode.

Example:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

Step 2

Use the copy running-config startup-config command to save the running configuration.

Example:

switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config

Step 3

Use the reload command to reload the switch.

Example:

switch(config)# reload