restart

Syntax

Release Information

Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

wan-acceleration option added in Junos OS Release 8.5.

group-key-server option added in Junos OS Release 10.2.

Description

Restart a Junos OS process.

Caution: Never restart a software process unless instructed to do so by a customer support engineer. A restart might cause the router to drop calls and interrupt transmission, resulting in possible loss of data.

Options

dhcp

(Optional) Restart the software process for a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. A DHCP server allocates network IP addresses and delivers configuration settings to client hosts without user intervention.

dialer-services

(Optional) Restart the ISDN dial out process.

group-key-server

(Optional) Restart the group VPN server process. The group VPN server loses all its data, including TEK and KEK keys, when it restarts. New keys are generated, but the keys are not available to group members until they reregister.

isdn-signaling

(Optional) Restart the ISDN signaling process, which initiates ISDN connections.

usb-control

(Optional) Restart the USB control process.

wan-acceleration

(J Series devices only.) (Optional) Restart the WAN acceleration process. If the WXC Integrated Services Module (ISM 200) is not accessible, or is not responding, you can use this command to restart the WAN acceleration process.

web-management

(Optional) Restart the Web management process.

Required Privilege Level

reset

List of Sample Output

Output Fields

When you enter this command, you are provided feedback on the status of your request.

Sample Output

interfaces process terminated
interfaces process restarted