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Configuring the exception handling method
You can configure the device to handle system exceptions in one of the following methods:
• reboot—The device automatically reboots to recover from the error condition.
• maintain—The device stays in the error condition so you can collect complete data, including error
messages, for diagnosis. You must manually reboot the device.
To configure the exception handling method:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Configure the exception
handling method for the
system.
system-failure { maintain | reboot }
By default, the system uses the
reboot method when an exception
occurs.
Rebooting the device
You can reboot the device in one of the following ways to restore the device from an error condition or
place the new software of the device into effect:
• Reboot the device immediately in the Web or at the CLI.
• At the CLI, schedule a reboot to occur at a specific time and date or after a delay.
• Power off and then power on the device. This method might cause data loss, and is the
least-preferred method.
Reboot in the Web or at the CLI enables easy remote device maintenance.
Rebooting the firewall in the Web interface
CAUTION:
• Rebooting the device results in service interruption.
• To avoid configuration loss, save the configuration before rebooting the device. For information about
how to save the running configuration, see System Management and Maintenance Configuration
Guide
.
1. Select Device Management > Reboot from the navigation tree.
Figure 70 Rebooting the device