Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
reload
reload
To reload the switch and all attached Fabric Extender chassis or a specific Fabric Extender, use the
reload command.
reload {all | fex chassis_ID}
Syntax Description
Command Default Reloads the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines The reload command disrupts traffic on the switch and Fabric Extender.
Note The reload command does not save the running configuration. Use the copy running-config
startup-config command to save the current configuration on the device.
Examples This example shows how to reload the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
switch# reload
This command will reboot the system. (y/n)? [n] y
This example shows how to reload a Fabric Extender:
switch# reload fex 101
WARNING: This command will reboot FEX 101
Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n] y
Related Commands
all Reboot the entire Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and all attached Fabric
Extender chassis.
fex chassis_ID Reboot a specific Fabric Extender chassis. Chassis ID is 100 to 199.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
4.0(1a)N2(1) Support for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender was added.
Command Description
copy running-config
startup-config
Copies the current running configuration to the startup configuration.
show version Displays information about the software version.