Obtain the OpenBoot Prompt (Oracle Solaris)

Use this procedure when you want to shut down the OS and reach the ok prompt.

1. Log in to Oracle Solaris as a user with root privileges.
2. Shut down the OS.

   # shutdown -g0 -i0 -y
    
   Shutdown started.    Wed Sep 19 15:17:45 PDT 2012
    
   Changing to init state 0 - please wait
   Broadcast Message from root (console) on systemA.com Wed Sep 19 15:17:45...
   THE SYSTEM systemA.com IS BEING SHUT DOWN NOW ! ! !
   Log off now or risk your files being damaged
    
   root@systemA:~# svc.startd: The system is coming down.  Please wait.
   svc.startd: 126 system services are now being stopped.
   Sep 19 15:18:01 systemA.com syslogd: going down on signal 15
   svc.startd: Killing user processes.
   Sep 19 15:18:07 The system is down.  Shutdown took 22 seconds.
   syncing file systems... done
   Program terminated
   < . . . >
   {0} ok
   

   The OS is shut down and the OpenBoot prompt (ok) is displayed.

Related Information

• OpenBoot Overview

• Configuring Boot and Restart Behavior

• Obtain the OpenBoot Prompt (Oracle ILOM CLI)

• Obtain the OpenBoot Prompt (Oracle ILOM Web Interface)