To Shut Down and Power Off a Server or a Server Group

Steps

1. Log in to the N1 System Manager.

   See To Access the N1 System Manager Command Line for details.

2. Type one of the following commands:

   N1-ok> stop server server

   The server is stopped. See stop server in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for syntax details.

   N1-ok> stop group group

   The server group is stopped. See stop group in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual for syntax details.

Example 4–11 Forcing Power Off of a Server

The following command-line example shows how to force shutdown of the OS.

N1-ok> stop server 10.0.7.2
Could not stop server "10.0.7.2".
N1-ok> stop server 10.0.7.2 force=true
Server 10.0.7.2 powered off.

Example 4–12 Forcing Power Off of a Server Group

The following command-line example shows how to force shutdown of the OS for a server group.

N1-ok> stop group dev
Could not stop group "dev".
N1-ok> stop group dev force=true
Group dev powered off.

Troubleshooting

If you use the force option, run one of the following file system check commands on the service processor when the server reboots.

• Run fsck for UNIX®

• Run reiserfsck or e2fsck for Linux

To find out how to run the fsck command on a provisioned server, see Issuing Remote Commands on Servers and Server Groups.