Step 5: Use the Proper Shutdown Process on a Backup Routing Engine

Action

The request system halt command only shuts down the Routing Engine you are logged in to; the other Routing Engine is still running and may be performing file management or some other task that could create anomalies.

user@re0> request system halt

Sample Output

user@re0> request system halt

warning: This command will not halt the other routing-engine.

If planning to switch off power, use the both-routing-engines option.

Halt the system ? [yes,no] (no)

*** FINAL System shutdown message from root@utah ***                         

System going down IMMEDIATELY                                                  

shutdown: [pid 8669]

Shutdown NOW!

What It Means

This command only shuts down the Routing Engine you are logged in to. To shut down both Routing Engines, use the both-routing-engines option or log in to the other Routing Engine and perform the shutdown again.