Description

How Do I Shutdown a Juniper Networks NetScreen-IDP Appliance?

Symptoms

IDP-100 IDP-500 Shutdown Reboot Per our R&D,'  the unusual shutdown procedure is "due to a glitch with the serial output. If' we do not redirect console output to the serial cable, this is not needed" NetScreen-IDP appliance' does re-direct the console...so...we have to do the procedure outlined below

Solution

To shutdown a Juniper Networks NetScreen-IDP appliance, perform the following steps:

From the command prompt, enter reboot ; press ENTER . The system is going down for reboot now! is now displayed. Enter exit ; press ENTER . All of the reboot processes are hidden and are performed in the background. The NetScreen-IDP appliance will not shut down until you type exit at the next system prompt. The screen will go blank and then a cursor will pop-up at the top corner. Wait until it disappears and then turn off the machine. To reboot the NetScreen-IDP appliance, enter reboot:reboot ; press ENTER .

Former Article Id

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