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lbcli restart node-instance
Restarts a running node instance (Tech Preview).
Synopsis
This operation restarts the node instance for a specific node by restarting only its own services.
This includes duroslight and the management services of specified instances.
To also restart the backend, specify --consider-backend=true (the default is false).
This is useful for dual-node servers where you want to restart a single node instance without affecting the other node.
This operation will be blocked if it could cause data unavailability. Use --force to override this check.
This is a potentially disruptive operation that should be used with care. Only system administrators can execute this command.
Note that node maintenance operations (stop/start/restart) are a tech preview, for evaluative purposes only. They should not be used in production clusters.
lbcli restart node-instance [flags]Examples:
# Restart a node instance with UUID a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890lbcli -J $JWT restart node-instance --node-uuid=a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890# Force restart a node instance even if volumes may become unavailablelbcli -J $JWT restart node-instance --node-uuid=a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 --force# Restart a node instance without the backend (duroslight and control plane only)lbcli -J $JWT restart node-instance --node-uuid=a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 --consider-backend=false| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --help | -h | bool | Help for node-instance. | |
| --node-uuid | string | The UUID of the node instance to restart (required). | ||
| --force | bool | Force a restart even if volumes could become unavailable (default: false). | ||
| --consider-backend | bool | Whether to include the backend instance in the operation (default: false). |
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