Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Step 1
Device# configure terminal
Saves your device configuration information to
the startup configuration before you use the
reload command.
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
Device# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 2
Schedules a reload of the software to take affect
in the specified minutes or hours and minutes.
reload in [hh:]mm [text]
Example:
Step 3
The reload must take place within
Device# reload in 12
approximately 24 days. You can specify the
reason for the reload in a string up to 255
characters in length.
System configuration has been modified.
Save? [yes/no]: y
Specifies the time in hours and minutes for the
reload to occur.
reload at hh: mm [month day | day month] [text]
Example:
Step 4
Use the at keyword only if the
device system clock has been set
(through Network Time Protocol
(NTP), the hardware calendar, or
manually). The time is relative to
the configured time zone on the
device. To schedule reloads across
several devices to occur
simultaneously, the time on each
device must be synchronized with
NTP.
Note
Device(config)# reload at 14:00
Cancels a previously scheduled reload.reload cancel
Example:
Step 5
Device(config)# reload cancel
Displays information about a previously
scheduled reload or identifies if a reload has
been scheduled on the device.
show reload
Example:
show reload
Step 6
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Performing Device Setup Configuration
Configuring a Scheduled Software Image Reload