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Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on x86 Platforms     Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
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About This Book

1.  Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview)

2.  Booting an x86 Based System to a Specified State (Tasks)

3.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

Shutting Down a System (Task Map)

Overview of Shutting Down a System

Guidelines for Shutting Down a System

System Shutdown Commands

Shutting Down a System

How to Determine Who Is Logged in to the System

How to Shut Down a System by Using the shutdown Command

How to Shut Down a System by Using the init Command

Turning Off Power to System Devices

4.  Rebooting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

5.  Booting an x86 Based System From the Network (Tasks)

6.  Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Tasks)

7.  Creating, Administering, and Booting From ZFS Boot Environments on x86 Platforms (Tasks)

8.  Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Tasks)

9.  Troubleshooting Booting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

Index

Chapter 3

Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

This chapter provides overview and task-related information for shutting down a system. The procedures for shutting down an x86 based system are identical to the procedures for shutting down a SPARC based system. However, output for certain examples might vary.

The following is a list of the information that is in this chapter:

For overview information about booting an x86 based system, see Chapter 1, Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview).

For information about booting and shutting down a SPARC based system, see Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on SPARC Platforms.