Restarting and shutting down

Always use the operation options in the GUI or the CLI commands to reboot and shut down the FortiManager system to avoid potential configuration problems.

To restart the FortiManager unit from the GUI:

1. Go to System Settings > Dashboard.
2. In the Unit Operation widget, click the Restart button.
3. Enter a message for the event log, then click OK to restart the system.

To restart the FortiManager unit from the CLI:

1. From the CLI, or in the CLI Console widget, enter the following command:

   execute reboot

   The system will be rebooted.

   Do you want to continue? (y/n)

2. Enter y to continue. The FortiManager system will restart.

To shutdown the FortiManager unit from the GUI:

1. Go to System Settings > Dashboard.
2. In the Unit Operation widget, click the Shutdown button.
3. Enter a message for the event log, then click OK to shutdown the system.

To shutdown the FortiManager unit from the CLI:

1. From the CLI, or in the CLI Console widget, enter the following command:

   execute shutdown

   The system will be halted.

   Do you want to continue? (y/n)

2. Enter y to continue. The FortiManager system will shutdown.

To reset the FortiManager unit:

1. From the CLI, or in the CLI Console widget, enter the following command:

   execute reset all-settings

   This operation will reset all settings to factory defaults

   Do you want to continue? (y/n)

2. Enter y to continue. The device will reset to factory default settings and restart.

To reset logs and re-transfer all SQL logs to the database:

1. From the CLI, or in the CLI Console widget, enter the following command:

   execute reset-sqllog-transfer

   WARNING: This operation will re-transfer all logs into database.

   Do you want to continue? (y/n)

2. Enter y to continue. All SQL logs will be resent to the database.