Server User Manual

Chapter 11 System Management
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Introduction
This chapter describes how the Administrator can perform a range of general console server system
administration and configuration tasks such as:
 Applying Soft and Hard Resets to the gateway.
 Re-flashing the Firmware.
 Configuring the Date, Time and NTP.
 Setting up Backup of the configuration files.
System administration and configuration tasks that are covered elsewhere include:
 Resetting the System Password and entering a new System Name and Description (Chapter
3.2).
 Setting the System IP Address (Chapter 3.3).
 Setting the permitted Services by which to access the gateway (Chapter 3.4).
 Setting up OoB Dial-in (Chapter 5).
 Configuring the Dashboard (Chapter 12).
11.1 System Administration and Reset
The Administrator can reboot or reset the gateway to default settings.
A soft reset is affected by:
 Selecting Reboot in the System: Administration menu and clicking Apply.
The console server reboots with all settings (for example, the assigned network IP address) preserved.
This soft reset disconnects all users and ends any established SSH sessions.
A soft reset will also occur when you switch OFF power from the console server, and then switch the
power back ON. If you cycle the power and the unit is writing to flash, you could corrupt or lose data, so
rebooting the software is the safer option.
A hard erase (hard reset) is performed by:
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