Set reboot options

To minimize the downtime that server reboots can cause, you can control when servers will and will not be rebooted. You can adopt the vendor’s reboot assignments, reboot a server each time a patch is removed from it, completely suppress all server reboots, or postpone reboots until all patches have been uninstalled.

When you are selecting reboot options in the Uninstall Patch window, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you use the Unix reboot recommendations, which is the “Reboot servers as specified by patch properties” option in the window. If it is not possible to use the Unix reboot setting, select the single reboot option, which is the “Do not reboot servers until all patches are installed” option in the window.

The following options determine whether the servers are rebooted after the patch is uninstalled. These options apply only to the job launched by the Uninstall Patch window; they do not change the Reboot Required option, which is on the Uninstall Parameters tab of the patch properties window. Except for the first option, the following options override the Reboot Required option.

  • Reboot servers as specified by patch properties: By default, the decision to reboot depends on the Reboot Required option of the patch properties.
  • Reboot servers after each patch install: Even if the Reboot Required option of the patch properties is not set, reboot the server. If multiple patches are installed, the server reboots multiple times.
  • Suppress all server reboots: Even if the Reboot Required option of the patch properties is set, do not reboot the server. (Because of vendor settings, some patches ignore the suppress option and force a reboot.)
  • Do not reboot servers until all patches are installed: If the Reboot Required option is set for some selected patches but not for others, the server is rebooted one time after all patches are installed. If the Reboot Required option is not set for any of the selected patches, the server is not rebooted.

To set reboot options:

  1. In the Uninstall Patch window, click Next to advance to the Pre & Post Actions step.
  2. Select one of the Rebooting Options.
  3. Click Next to go to the next step or click Cancel to close the Uninstall Patch window.