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Reboot, Shutdown, and Reset Edge Host

You can reboot, shut down and reset an Edge host from the local UI.

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This is a Tech Preview feature and is subject to change. Do not use this feature in production workloads.

Reboot Edge Host​

You can reboot the Edge host from the local UI. Doing so will cause you to temporarily lose access to the local UI while the Edge host is rebooting.

Prerequisite​

  • Network access to the Edge device’s IP and port where the local UI is exposed. The default port is 5080.

  • Credentials to log in to the local UI. Any Operating System (OS) user can be used to log into the local UI.

Instructions​

  1. Log in to the local UI.

  2. Under the upper-right User Menu, click on Actions to open the actions drop-down menu.

  3. Click on Reboot.

  4. Click Confirm to confirm the reboot.

Validate​

  1. After confirming the reboot, you will be logged out of the current session immediately and the Edge host will reboot shortly afterwards.

  2. Verify that the Edge host is rebooting by trying to visit the local UI. Confirm that the address is unreachable.

  3. After waiting a few minutes, try to access the local UI again to confirm that the Edge host has rebooted successfully.

Reset Edge Host to Factory Default​

You can reset an Edge host to factory default from the local UI. This restores the Edge host to the state right after the initial configuration is completed in the Terminal User Interface (TUI). Reset to factory default removes all workloads, content, and cluster definition from the Edge host. This includes content bundles that were built into the ISO image during EdgeForge.

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If you configured HTTP/HTTPS proxy through the local UI, the proxy setting will be retained after the factory reset. For more information about HTTP proxy, refer to Configure HTTP Proxy.

Prerequisite​

  • Network access to the Edge device’s IP and port where the local UI is exposed. The default port is 5080.

  • Credentials to log in to the local UI. Any OS user can be used to log into the local UI.

Instructions​

  1. Log in to the local UI.

  2. Under the upper-right User Menu, click on Actions to open the actions drop-down menu.

  3. Click Reset to factory default.

  4. Click Confirm to confirm.

Validate​

  1. After confirming, a message displays that the Edge host is scheduled for a reset. Local UI might become unresponsive for a few minutes afterwards.

  2. After a few minutes, visit the local UI in your browser and log in. Verify that all cluster data and content have been erased.

Shut Down Edge Host​

You can shut down the Edge host from the local UI.

Prerequisites​

  • Network access to the Edge device’s IP and port where the local UI is exposed. The default port is 5080.

  • Credentials to log in to the local UI. Any OS user can be used to log into local UI.

Instructions​

  1. Log in to local UI.

  2. Under the upper-right User Menu, click on Actions to open the actions drop-down Menu.

  3. Click Shutdown.

  4. Click Confirm to confirm shutting down the Edge host.

Validate​

  1. After confirming, a message displays that the Edge host will shut down.

  2. Verify that the Edge host has shut down by observing the hardware has stopped. If your Edge host is a Virtual Machine (VM), observe on the VM platform that the VM is powered off.