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Netra 150 Server Hardware Installation Manual

Powering Off the Netra 150 Server

The Netra NFS SmartServe 1.1 software supports hot-swapping, so if have the Netra NFS version of the Netra 150 server, you do not have to shut down your system if you are:

However, you must suspend input to the metadevices before you can install or remove and replace a disk drive. Refer to the Netra NFS SmartServe 1.1 User's Manual for more information.

If you are removing a disk drive and you are not replacing it immediately with a new disk drive, then you must shut down your Netra 150 server before you can remove the disk drive.

Follow these steps to power off your Netra 150 server:

  1. Notify users that the system is going down.

  2. Back up the system files and data to tape, if necessary.

  3. Halt the system using the appropriate commands.

    Refer to the Netra User's Manual for those commands.

    Note -

    Always halt the system using the HTML interface instructions given in the Netra User's Manual; if you halt the system using the command line interface, you may have to reset one of the power supplies inside the Netra 150 before you can fully restart it.

  4. If you have a monitor or terminal connected to the Netra 150 server, wait for the system-halted message and the boot monitor prompt.

  5. Locate the power switch at the rear of the Netra 150 server (Figure 2-1).

    Figure 2-1 Netra 150 Server Power Switch

    Graphic

  6. Turn the power switch to the OFF (O) position.