CAUTION: For any Windows-based host, never use reboot in place of restart station (from Application Director), unless there is a specific need for it! Reboot is a drastic action to take on any Niagara host.

Figure 71.   Reboot performs operating system reboot

 

As shown above, a confirmation dialog appears, after which the daemon attempts to stop any running station before issuing the final reboot. A reboot restarts the host OS, Java VM, platform daemon, and finally the Niagara station (providing that it is configured to "Auto-restart," see Application Director). ).

When the platform reboots, your Workbench platform connection to it is dropped. Depending on the platform type, it may take from several seconds to a couple of minutes before you can connect again.