Before You Begin; Current System Status - DEC 600s Owner's Manual

Before You Begin

Before You Begin
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What You Before turning off your system, determine the current status of
Should Do First your workstation or server system, as Table 7–1 describes.
Table 7–1 Current System Status
If your system is...
Networked, or part of a
cluster
Not networked, but running
the operating system
At the console prompt (>>>)
What You Shutting down your system may require knowledge of file backup
Should Know and operating system shutdown procedures.
Beforehand
The following privileges may also be required:
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If you do not have the required system privileges, ask your
system manager for assistance in this task.
7–2 Turning Off Your System
For the OpenVMS AXP operating system, the shutdown
procedure usually requires certain software privileges
For the DEC OSF/1 AXP operating system, you may require
superuser privileges to shutdown the system
Then you should...
See your system manager before
shutting down your system
See Step 1: Shut Down
Operating System
See Step 2: Turn Off the
Hardware