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{{#invoke:Message box|ambox |type=content|text=If TruView is not working as expected, set aside log files first before stopping the services. Valuable information for troubleshooting may be lost after restart/reboot}}
{{#invoke:Message box|ambox |type=content|text=If TruView is not working as expected, set aside log files first before stopping the services. Valuable information for troubleshooting may be lost after restart/reboot}}


 
 
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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 reboot the server.
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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 will evoke 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 will evoke 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.

Revision as of 06:21, 19 April 2020

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 reboot the server.

  • 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 will evoke the Stop Services script before reboot.

To shutdown the appliance

$ ./tv-shutdown.sh

This script will evoke the Stop Services script before reboot.

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