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Shutting Down HP-UX, Command, Step 1.

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Booting the Operating System Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX Press Ctrl+B to exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO MP, type X at the Main Menu. Shutting Down HP-UX To shut down HP-UX running on a server, use the shutdown command. You have the following options when shutting down HP-UX: • To shut down and reboot an HP-UX server, use the shutdown -r command. • To shut down and halt (power off) an HP-UX server, use the shutdown -h command. For details refer to the shutdown (1M) manpage and the following procedure: Shutting Down HP-UX (/sbin/shutdown Command) From the HP-UX command line, issue the shutdown command to shut down the HP-UX operating system. Step 1. Log in to HP-UX running on the server that you want to shut down. You should log in to the MP for the server and use the Console menu to access the system console. Accessing the console through the MP enables you to maintain console access to the server after HP-UX has shut down. Step 2. Issue the shutdown command with the appropriate command-line options. The command-line options you specify dictate the way in which HP-UX shuts down, and whether the server is rebooted. Use the following list to choose an HP-UX shutdown option for your server: • To shut down HP-UX and halt (power off) the server, issue the shutdown -h command. To reboot a halted server you must power on the server using the PC command at the MP Command menu. • To shut down HP-UX and reboot the server, issue the shutdown -r command. Chapter 9 89

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Booting the Operating System
Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
Chapter 9
89
Press
Ctrl+B
to exit the system console and return to the iLO MP Main Menu. To exit the iLO MP,
type
X
at the Main Menu.
Shutting Down HP-UX
To shut down HP-UX running on a server, use the
shutdown
command. You have the following options when
shutting down HP-UX:
To shut down and reboot an HP-UX server, use the
shutdown -r
command.
To shut down and halt (power off) an HP-UX server, use the
shutdown -h
command.
For details refer to the
shutdown
(1M) manpage and the following procedure:
Shutting Down HP-UX (
/sbin/shutdown
Command)
From the HP-UX command line, issue the
shutdown
command to shut down the HP-UX operating system.
Step 1.
Log in to HP-UX running on the server that you want to shut down.
You should log in to the MP for the server and use the Console menu to access the system console.
Accessing the console through the MP enables you to maintain console access to the server after
HP-UX has shut down.
Step 2.
Issue the
shutdown
command with the appropriate command-line options.
The command-line options you specify dictate the way in which HP-UX shuts down, and whether
the server is rebooted.
Use the following list to choose an HP-UX shutdown option for your server:
To shut down HP-UX and halt (power off) the server, issue the
shutdown -h
command.
To reboot a halted server you must power on the server using the
PC
command at the MP
Command menu.
To shut down HP-UX and reboot the server, issue the
shutdown -r
command.