Reload
The Cisco IOS reload command restarts a network device.
Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 1 Fundamentals and Protocols
The Cisco IOS reload command restarts a network device.
- How it is used
- Restarts a Cisco IOS device from privileged EXEC mode.
- How deep it goes
- Explains mode restrictions, confirmation, output, and factory-default consequences without detailing reboot internals.
- Examples
- Uses Router> and Router# CLI prompts, an invalid-mode error, a confirmation prompt, and a reload status message.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a Cisco IOS device by restarting it from privileged EXEC mode and confirming the action.
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Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security
reload is a Cisco IOS command that restarts a network device.
- How it is used
- Restarts a Cisco IOS device after selecting and saving a boot image.
- How deep it goes
- Explains saving, confirmation, connectivity impact, console observation, and post-reboot verification, but not reload scheduling.
- Examples
- Uses write memory followed by reload, confirmation at the prompt, and show version output after reboot.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a Cisco IOS device reboot and verify its post-reboot IOS image.
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Related concepts
- user exec modecontrasts with · User EXEC mode is the initial Cisco IOS command-line mode, providing limited operational access before privileged authorization.
- startup-configuses · The startup-config is the Cisco IOS configuration file stored in nonvolatile memory and loaded when a device boots.
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