42• Use the reboot command to reboot a router.• Enable the scheduled reboot function at the CLI. You can set a time at which the router canautomatically reboot, or set a delay so that the router can automatically reboot within the delay.• Power on the router after powering it off, which is also called hard reboot or cold start. Powering offa running router causes data loss and hardware damages, and therefore is not recommended.Perform the following operation to reboot the router immediately:To do… Use the command… RemarksReboot the router immediately reboot RequiredAvailable in user viewPerform the following operation to enable the scheduled reboot function:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnable the scheduled rebootfunction and specify a specificreboot time and dateschedule reboot at hh:mm [ date ]Enable the scheduled rebootfunction and specify a rebootwaiting timeschedule reboot delay { hh:mm |mm }Use either commandThe scheduled reboot function isdisabled by default.Available in user viewCAUTION:• If the main startup configuration file does not exist, do not use the reboot command to reboot the router.In this case, you should specify the main startup configuration file first, and then reboot the router.• The precision of the rebooting timer is 1 minute. One minute before the rebooting time, the routerprompts “REBOOT IN ONE MINUTE” and reboots in one minute.• If you are performing file operations when the router is to be rebooted, the system does not execute thereboot command for security.
