Description

How a scheduled reboot can be accomplished via Mist?

Solution

Overview

Scheduling a reboot for a Juniper switch must be done manually using the Command Line Interface (CLI). This functionality is not available via Mist at this time.

 

How to Schedule a Reboot

You can use the request system reboot command to schedule a reboot. This command allows you to set a specific time or delay for the reboot operation.

Command Syntax

> request system reboot at <time>

Time Options

Option

Description

now

Reboots the software immediately (default behavior).

+<minutes>

Reboots the software after a specified number of minutes from now.

yymmddhhmm

Reboots at an absolute date and time (year, month, day, hour, minute).

hh:mm

Reboots at a specified time today (24-hour format).

Example Commands

> request system reboot at +120

Reboots the switch in 120 minutes from now.

> request system reboot in 120

Alternative syntax to reboot in 120 minutes.

> request system reboot at 19:00

Reboots the switch at 7:00 PM today.

 
Additional Information
For detailed information and additional parameters, refer to the official Juniper documentation:
Juniper CLI Reference - request system reboot

 

Modification History

2025-05-16 : Article Created