Rebooting or Halting a Services Router with the J-Web Interface

You can use the J-Web interface to schedule a reboot or halt the Services Router.

Figure 21 shows the Reboot page for the router.

To reboot or halt the router with the J-Web interface:

1. In the J-Web interface, select Manage>Reboot.
2. Select one of the following options:
   • Reboot Immediately—Reboots the router immediately.
   • Reboot in number of minutes—Reboots the router in the number of minutes from now that you specify.
   • Reboot when the system time is hour:minute—Reboots the router at the absolute time that you specify, on the current day. You must select a 2-digit hour in 24-hour format, and a 2-digit minute.
   • Halt Immediately—Stops the router software immediately. After the router software has stopped, you can access the router through the console port only.
3. Choose the boot device from the Reboot from media drop-down menu:
   • compact-flash—Reboots from the primary compact flash drive. This selection is the default choice.
   • removable-compact-flash—Reboots from the optional removable compact flash drive. This selection is available on J4300 and J6300 Services Routers only.
   • usb—Reboots from the USB storage device.
4. (Optional) In the Message box, type a message to be displayed to any users on the router before the reboot occurs.
5. Click Schedule. The J-Web interface requests confirmation to perform the reboot or halt.
6. Click OK to confirm the operation.
   • If the reboot is scheduled to occur immediately, the router reboots. You cannot access the J-Web interface until the router has restarted and the boot sequence is complete. After the reboot is complete, refresh the browser window to display the J-Web interface login page.
   • If the reboot is scheduled to occur in the future, the Reboot page displays the time until reboot. You have the option to cancel the request by clicking Cancel Reboot on the J-Web interface Reboot page.
   • If the router is halted, all software processes stop and you can access the router through the console port only. Reboot the router by pressing any key on the keyboard.

     If you cannot connect to the router through the console port, shut down the router by pressing and holding the power button on the front panel until the POWER ON LED turns off. After the router has shut down, you can power on the router by pressing the power button again. The POWER ON LED lights during startup and remains steadily green when the router is operating normally.