Restart Cisco Prime Jun 2026

| Time | Activity | |------|----------| | 0-2 min | OS shutdown, terminating ncsd (daemon manager) | | 2-5 min | Linux kernel shutdown, unmounting /opt/CSCOlumos and /data | | 5-8 min | POST and BIOS/bootloader (bare metal) or VM boot | | 8-12 min | OS startup, mounting encrypted partitions (asks for passphrase if disk encryption is enabled) | | 12-20 min | ncs start brings up database, ActiveMQ, web server, collectors. Database consistency checks run here. | | 20-25 min | UI becomes reachable, but background polling (SNMP, syslog) resumes gradually. |

There are several reasons why restarting Cisco Prime may be necessary. One common reason is that the application may become unresponsive or sluggish due to memory leaks, resource constraints, or other performance issues. When Cisco Prime is not responding or is experiencing errors, restarting the application can help to clear out any temporary files, cache, or other data that may be causing problems. Additionally, restarting Cisco Prime can help to recover from configuration changes or software updates that may have caused issues with the application. restart cisco prime

Don't panic. You don't always need to redeploy. Here is the 60-second fix via the CLI: | Time | Activity | |------|----------| | 0-2

# Command to shutdown and reboot the OS and all services ncs stop sync reboot | There are several reasons why restarting Cisco