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 1.2 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 1.2 Command Line Reference Manual for syntax details.

Example 4–17 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
This operation is not supported. Please use the force option.
N1-ok> stop server 10.0.7.2 force=true
Server 10.0.7.2 powered off.

Example 4–18 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
This operation is not supported. Please use the force option.
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 client via the console that you access from the service processor, when the server reboots.

• For the Solaris OS, run fsck

• For Linux, run reiserfsck or e2fsck

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