Overview
You can soft or hard reboot a running instance using the OpenStack command line client or within the DreamCompute dashboard. A soft reboot attempts a graceful shut down and restart of the instance. A hard reboot power cycles the instance (turns it off and on).
Choose the 'Dashboard examples' or 'Command line examples' below depending on which one you're more comfortable with.
Dashboard examples
All of these actions can be performed from the 'Compute' > 'Instances' page of the DreamCompute dashboard.
- Navigate to the DreamCompute page and log into your DreamCompute dashboard.
- On the top left, click the Compute tab.
- From the expanded list click 'Instances'.
Soft reboot an instance
To soft reboot your instance, click the dropdown menu under the Action column next to your instance. From the menu, select 'Soft Reboot Instance'.
Hard reboot an instance
To hard reboot your instance, click the dropdown menu under the Action column next to your instance. From the menu, select 'Hard Reboot Instance'.
Command line examples
In the following examples, 'myInstance' is the name of your instance. You can view the name of your instance in the DreamCompute dashboard. You must install the OpenStack command line client to run the commands below.
Soft reboot an instance
By default, when you reboot an instance, it is a soft reboot.
[user@localhost]$ openstack server reboot myInstance
Hard reboot an instance
To perform a hard reboot, pass the –hard parameter:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server reboot --hard myInstance