Schedule Cisco Router Reload

Today we will discuss how we can Schedule Cisco Router Reload 

Yes !!!! We can Schedule Cisco Router Reload.

Cisco IOS allows to Schedule a Reload.

The commands to do so are -

Option 1 :- " reload in " - after an interval

Option 2 :- "reload at "  - specific time 

#sh reload  - To verify the Schedule Router Reload/s

#reload cancel - To cancel Scheduled Router Reload

Schedule Cisco Router Reload

Option 1 :- " reload in " - after an interval

nettechstuff#sh clock

12:35:21.999 UTC Thu Mar 9 2020

nettechstuff#reload in?

Delay before reload (mmm or hhh:mm)

nettechstuff#reload in 2:10 ?

  LINE  Reason for reload

  <cr>

nettechstuff#reload in 2:10

Reload scheduled for 14:45:56 UTC Mon Mar 9 2020 (in 2 hours and 10 minutes) by console

Reload reason: Reload Command

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

nettechstuff#

Mar 9 12:35:59.191: %SYS-5-SCHEDULED_RELOAD: Reload requested for 14:45:56 UTC Mon Mar 9 2020 at 12:35:56 UTC Thu Mar 9 2020 by console. Reload Reason: Reload Command.

nettechstuff#sh reload

Reload scheduled for 14:45:59 UTC Mon Mar 9 2020 (in 2 hours and 9 minutes) by console

Reload reason: Reload Command

nettechstuff#reload cancel

nettechstuff#

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*** --- SHUTDOWN ABORTED ---

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nettechstuff#

Mar 9 12:36:09.603: %SYS-5-SCHEDULED_RELOAD_CANCELLED: Scheduled reload cancelled at 12:36:09 UTC Thu Mar 9 2020

nettechstuff#

Option 2 :- "reload at "  - specific time 

nettechstuff#sh clock

12:38:00.491 UTC Thu Mar 9 2020

nettechstuff#reload at ?

  hh:mm  Time to reload (hh:mm)

nettechstuff#reload at 5:30 ?

  <1-31>  Day of the month

  LINE    Reason for reload

  MONTH   Month of the year

  <cr>

nettechstuff#reload at 5:30 10 MAR ?

  LINE  Reason for reload

  <cr>

nettechstuff#reload at 5:30 10 MAR TEST

Reload scheduled for 05:30:00 UTC Wed Mar 10 2020 (in 16 hours and 51 minutes) by console

Reload reason: TEST

Proceed with reload? [confirm]

nettechstuff#

Mar 9 12:38:30.423: %SYS-5-SCHEDULED_RELOAD: Reload requested for 05:30:00 UTC Wed Mar 10 2020 at 12:38:28 UTC Tue Mar 9 2020 by console. Reload Reason: TEST.

nettechstuff#sh reload

Reload scheduled for 05:30:00 UTC Wed Mar 10 2020 (in 16 hours and 51 minutes) by console

Reload reason: TEST

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