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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

Shutting Down a System (Task Map)

Table 3-1 Shutting Down a System: Task Map

Task
Description
For Instructions
Determine who is logged in to a system.
If the system is a server, use the who command to determine who is logged in to a system.
Shut down a system by using the shutdown command.
Use the shutdown command with the appropriate options to shut down a system. This method is preferred for shutting down a server.
Shut down a system by using the init command.
Use the init command and indicate the appropriate run level to shut down a system.