This selection from the Platform Administration view reboots the host of the connected platform. One confirmation dialog appears, after which the daemon attempts to stop any running station before issuing the final reboot (Figure 66).

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.

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.

Reboot is intended for a remote JACE only. Please note that this button is unavailable whenever you are connected to your “localhost” (Supervisor) platform.