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vj_singh_177738
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Jan 02, 2015

what is the best method to reboot F5 LTm

I would like to know what is the best process to reboot F5 LTM box.   Do I need to halt the services first and then reboot. or directly reboot. it.  
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hari_126827
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Jan 02, 2015

Hi,

 

The best way to reboot F5 LTM (individual or in clusters) is to:

 

  • first take archive (via F5 GUI: System > archives) and ltm or tmm errors in logs and make sure to have console connection in case of nonreachability..
  • and then login to F5 LTM via ssh and then go to bash shell (by typing command 'run util bash' command)
  • take the output of existing running services with "show sys service | grep run" and then type 'reboot' command.
  • execute command "show sys service | grep run" and compare results with above step, in case of any deviations check with solution given to restart the services with 'bigstart' utility command

Alternative is to do it from GUI but is slow compared to bash shell mode., Please check the link for further info: SOL7369: Shutting down and restarting the BIG-IP system

 

SOL4080: Adding and removing services included in the 'bigstart' process