Restarting an SRC Component

In some instances, you may need to restart a SRC component. You can restart a component gracefully, immediately, or by sending a hangup signal before restarting the component. Table 1 shows options available for the restart command.

Table 1: Options to Restart an SRC Component

Option

Description

component

Name of SRC component to restart.

gracefully component

Restart a specified SRC component by sending the equivalent of a UNIX SIGTERM signal.

immediately component

Immediately restart an SRC component by sending the equivalent of a UNIX SIGKILL signal.

soft component

Reread and reactivate the configuration without completely restarting the SRC component. This option is the equivalent of a UNIX SIGHUP signal; omitting this option is the equivalent of a UNIX SIGTERM (kill) operation.

To restart a component:

  • In operational mode, enter a restart command.

    For example, to gracefully restart the NIC component:

      user@host> restart gracefully component UMCnic
      Shutting down the NICHOST server: done
      Starting NICHOST: may take a few minutes...