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{{#invoke:Message box|ambox |type=content|text=If TruView is not working properly, try [[Restart_all_services|restarting all services]] first.}}
{{#invoke:Message box|ambox |type=content|text=If TruView is not working as expected, [[Creating_log_files|create a set of log files]] BEFORE stopping the services. Valuable information for troubleshooting may be lost after restart/reboot.}}


 
 


To minimize the chance of data corruption and the loss of data, it is required to use the provided scripts for rebooting and shutdown of the underlying physical server or virtual machine.  The risk of data corruption is very real on a heavily loaded system.
To minimize the chances of data corruption and consequently loss of data, it is required to use the scripts privided for restarting, rebooting or shutting down the virtual of physical appliance.


 
 
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== Solution ==
== Solution ==


=== Reboot ===
=== Script location ===


You don't have to be root to reboot the server.
You don't have to be root to run these scripts.


*Using the SSH client of your choice, login as TVadmin  
*Using the SSH client of your choice, login as TVadmin  
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<pre>$ cd /opt/tv</pre>
<pre>$ cd /opt/tv</pre>


*Run the reboot script  
&nbsp;
<pre>$ ./tv-reboot.sh</pre>
 
=== Running the script ===
 
==== To restart all services without rebooting the appliance ====
<pre>$ ./tv-stop-services.sh  
 
...followed by...


=== Shutdown ===
$ ./tv-start-services.sh</pre>


You don't have to be root to shutdown&nbsp;the server.
==== To reboot the appliance ====
<pre>$ ./tv-reboot.sh
</pre>


Make sure iDRAC Virtual Console is accessible or someone is physically present&nbsp;in the datacenter to power on the server if needed.
This&nbsp;script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.


*Log in as TVadmin with SSH
==== To shutdown the appliance ====
*Change to /opt/tv
<pre>$ ./tv-shutdown.sh
<pre>$ cd /opt/tv</pre>
</pre>


*Run the shutdown script  
This&nbsp;script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.
<pre>$ ./tv-shutdown.sh</pre>


It may take several minutes before the power is cut-off.
It may take several minutes before the power is cut-off.

Latest revision as of 14:27, 31 January 2021

Introduction

 

 

To minimize the chances of data corruption and consequently loss of data, it is required to use the scripts privided for restarting, rebooting or shutting down the virtual of physical appliance.

 

Solution

Script location

You don't have to be root to run these scripts.

  • Using the SSH client of your choice, login as TVadmin
  • Change to /opt/tv
$ cd /opt/tv

 

Running the script

To restart all services without rebooting the appliance

$ ./tv-stop-services.sh 

...followed by...

$ ./tv-start-services.sh

To reboot the appliance

$ ./tv-reboot.sh

This script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.

To shutdown the appliance

$ ./tv-shutdown.sh

This script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.

It may take several minutes before the power is cut-off.