Sometimes it’s required to reset a controller, this can be done from the cli.
First login to the controller you wish to reset
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→ ssh [email protected]
Avi Cloud Controller
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Version: 18.2.2
Date: 2019-03-06 09:07:37 UTC
Build: 9224
Management: 192.168.128.8/24 UP
Gateway: 192.168.128.1 UP
[email protected]'s password:
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admin@192-168-128-8:~$
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After that you need to switch to the AVI Shell and there you can issue the reboot clean command. Credentials for the AVI Shell are the same as for the SSH Login.
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admin@192-168-128-8:~$ shell
Login: admin
Password:
[admin:192-168-128-8]: > reboot clean
This will erase the entire configuration and reboot the cluster
Would you like to proceed? (yes/no): yes
This may take 2-3 minutes to complete. Please wait...
Lost connectivity to the controller -- Retrying to connect
Re-established connectivity -- Please retry the command
Broadcast message from root@192-168-128-8 (somewhere) (Fri Mar 8 16:46:51 2019)
Rebooting this VM because of the cluster event 'clean reboot'
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