Keep in mind that the result of restarting
an IKE gateway depends on whether it is IKEv1 or IKEv2. See Refresh
and Restart Behaviors for an IKE gateway (IKEv1 and IKEv2)
and for an IPSec tunnel.
Refresh or restart an IKE gateway.
Select
Network
IPSec Tunnels
and select the
tunnel for the gateway you want to refresh or restart.
In the row for that tunnel, under the Status column,
click
IKE Info
.
At the bottom of the IKE Info screen, click the action
you want:
Refresh
—Updates the statistics
on the screen.
Restart
—Clears the SAs, so traffic
is dropped until the IKE negotiation starts over and the tunnel
is recreated.
Refresh or restart an IPSec tunnel.
You might determine that the tunnel needs to be refreshed
or restarted because you use the tunnel monitor to monitor the tunnel
status, or you use an external network monitor to monitor network
connectivity through the IPSec tunnel.
Select
Network
IPSec Tunnels
and select the
tunnel you want to refresh or restart.
In the row for that tunnel, under the Status column,
click
Tunnel Info
.
At the bottom of the Tunnel Info screen, click the
action you want:
Refresh
—Updates the onscreen
statistics.
Restart
—Clears the SAs, so traffic
is dropped until the IKE negotiation starts over and the tunnel
is recreated.