Overview
You can reboot a running DreamCompute instance from the DreamCompute dashboard or using the OpenStack command line client. A soft reboot gracefully shuts down and restarts the instance, while a hard reboot power cycles it (turns it off and on).
See the 'Dashboard examples' or 'Command line examples' below for instructions using each method.
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'.
How do I 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'.
How do I 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.
How do I soft reboot an instance?
By default, when you reboot an instance, it is a soft reboot.
[user@localhost]$ openstack server reboot myInstance
How do I hard reboot an instance?
To perform a hard reboot, pass the –hard parameter:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server reboot --hard myInstance