Rebooting, shutting down, and resetting the system
This section includes the following information:
Rebooting the system
To reboot the operating system:
1. Go to System > Status > Dashboard.
2. In the System Information widget, click the Reboot button.
Shutting down the system
Always properly shut down the system before turning off the power switch or unplugging it. This causes it to finish writing any buffered data, and to correctly spin down and park the hard disks.
| Do not unplug or switch off the FortiDDoS appliance without first halting the operating system. Failure to do so could cause data loss and hardware problems. |
To power off the system:
1. Go to System > Status > Dashboard.
2. In the System Information widget, click the Shutdown button.
The system does not emit disk activity noise when shutdown is complete.
To completely power off:
• Press the power button if there is one.
Power supplies and switches vary by hardware model. On some, you press the power button; on others, you flip the switch to either the off (O) or on (I) position.
Resetting the system
Table 80 summarizes “factory reset” options.
Table 80: “Factory reset” options
Task | Menu |
Reset the threshold configuration for an SPP. | Protection Profiles > Thresholds > Factory Defaults |
Reset the threshold configuration and clear traffic history for an SPP. | Protection Profiles > Factory Reset > Factory Reset |
Reset the system to its factory state. All SPPs, statistics, and logs will be deleted. | See below. |
To reset the system to its factory state:
1. Enter the following command to clear the configuration:
# execute factoryreset
2. Enter the following command to clear the database and logs:
# execute formatlogdisk