openstack-manuals/doc/common/section_nova_cli_reboot.xml
Diane Fleming 5ab33d32b3 Clean up End User Guide - sentence style headings and other edits
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author: diane fleming
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<section xml:id="reboot" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0">
<title>Reboot an instance</title>
<para>You can soft or hard reboot a running instance. A soft reboot
attempts a graceful shut down and restart of the instance. A
hard reboot power cycles the instance.</para>
<procedure> <step><para>By default, when you reboot a server, it is a soft reboot.</para>
<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nova reboot <replaceable>SERVER</replaceable></userinput></screen></step></procedure>
<para>To perform a hard reboot, pass the <parameter>--hard</parameter>
parameter, as follows:</para><screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nova reboot --hard <replaceable>SERVER</replaceable></userinput></screen></section>