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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


{{#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 highly recommended to use the provided reboot and shutdown script to reboot and shutdown the server. 
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.
*Log in as TVadmin with SSH
 
*Using the SSH client of your choice, login as TVadmin  
*Change to /opt/tv  
*Change to /opt/tv  
<pre>$ cd /opt/tv</pre>
<pre>$ cd /opt/tv</pre>


*Run the 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...
 
$ ./tv-start-services.sh</pre>


=== Shutdown ===
==== To reboot the appliance ====
<pre>$ ./tv-reboot.sh
</pre>


*You don't have to be root to shutdown&nbsp;the server
This&nbsp;script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.
*Make sure iDRAC Virtual Console is accessible or someone is physically present&nbsp;in the datacenter to power on the server if needed.  
 
*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 script  
This&nbsp;script evokes the Stop Services script before reboot.
<pre>$ ./tv-shutdown.sh</pre>


&nbsp;
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.