Patent attributes
A method of operating a network device is provided. In response to an unplanned reboot, the network device can determine whether an unplanned reboot expedited recovery feature has been enabled on the network device. After determining that the unplanned reboot expedited recovery feature is enabled, the network device can identify a cause of the unplanned reboot. If the cause of the unplanned reboot is from a first set of events, a first bootup sequence can be performed. If the cause of the unplanned reboot is from a second set of events, a second bootup sequence that is expedited relative to the first bootup sequence can be performed.