Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 2.x
System Restart

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System Restart

Switch Versions and Restart

Restart Current Version

Shut Down the System


System Restart


This section provides procedures for using the following restart options:

Switch Versions and Restart

Restart Current Version

Shut Down the System

Switch Versions and Restart

You can use this option both when you are upgrading to a newer software version or when you need to fall back to an earlier software version. To shut down the system that is running on the active disk partition and then automatically restart the system using the software version on the inactive partition, follow this procedure:


Caution This procedure causes the system to restart and become temporarily out of service.

Procedure


Step 1 From the Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration window, navigate to Settings> Version.

The Version Settings window displays, which shows the software version on both the active and inactive partitions.

Step 2 To switch versions and restart, click Switch Versions. To stop the operation, click Cancel.

If you click Switch Version, the system restarts, and the partition that is currently inactive becomes active.


Restart Current Version

To restart the system on the current partition without switching versions, follow this procedure:


Caution This procedure causes the system to restart and become temporarily out of service.

Procedure


Step 1 From the Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration window, navigate to Settings> Version.

The Version Settings window displays, which shows the software version on both the active and inactive partitions.

Step 2 To restart the system, click Restart, or to stop the operation, click Cancel.

If you click Restart, the system restarts on the current partition without switching versions.


Shut Down the System


Caution If you press the power button on the server, the system will immediately shut down.

To shut down the system, follow this procedure:


Caution This procedure causes the system to shut down.

Procedure


Step 1 From the Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration window, navigate to Settings> Version.

The Version Settings window displays, which shows the software version on both the active and inactive partitions.

Step 2 To shut down the system, click Shutdown, or to stop the operation, click Cancel.

If you click Shutdown, the system halts all processes and shuts down.


Note The hardware does not power down automatically.