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Configuring the exception handling method
The firewall supports the following software exception handling methods:
• reboot—The firewall automatically reboots to recover from the error condition.
• maintain—The firewall stays in the error condition so you can collect complete data, including error
messages, for diagnosis. In this approach, you must manually reboot the firewall.
When multiple users configure a setting in system view, only the last configuration applies.
When the maximum number of concurrent users is reached, other users cannot enter system view.
To configure the exception handling method:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Configure the exception
handling method.
system-failure { maintain | reboot }
Optional.
By default, the system reboots
when an exception occurs.
Rebooting the firewall
This section describes how to reboot the firewall.
CAUTION:
Device reboot can interrupt network services.
Rebooting the firewall in the web interface
1. Select Device Management > Reboot from the navigation tree.
2. Click Apply to reboot the firewall.
Figure 50 Device reboot configuration page
If you select Check whether the configuration is saved to the configuration file for next boot, the device
will do the related checking before rebooting. If finding that the current configuration is not saved in the
configuration file to be used at next boot, the system will prompt that the device cannot reboot.