Shutting Down Microsoft Windows - HP Integrity rx2620 User's & Service Manual

Loading.: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Starting: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
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Computer is booting, SAC started and initialized.
Use the "ch -?" command for information about using channels.
Use the "?" command for general help.
SAC>
Step 6. Exit the console and iLO MP interfaces when finished using them.
Enter
Ctrl+B
the Main menu.

Shutting Down Microsoft Windows

Shut down the Windows operating system on HP Integrity servers by using the
command.
Do not shut down Windows using Special Administration Console (SAC) restart or shutdown
CAUTION
commands under normal circumstances.
Issuing restart or shutdown at the SAC> prompt causes the server to restart or shutdown
immediately and can result in the loss of data.
Instead use the Windows
To shut down Windows use either of the following methods.
• Choose from the
Shut Down
The menu item shuts down and restarts the server. The
Restart
server.
You can use this method when using a graphical interface to the server.
• Issue the shutdown command from the Windows command line.
Refer to "Log in to Windows running on the server that you want to shut down." on page 162 for details.
You can issue this command from a command prompt through the Special Administration Console (SAC)
or from any other command line.
The Windows shutdown command includes the following options:
Shuts down and halts (power off) the server. This is the equivalent of
/s
Shut down
Shuts down and restarts the server. This is the equivalent of
/r
Aborts a server shutdown.
/a
Sets the timeout period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The timeout period ranges
/t xxx
from 0–600, with a default of 30.
Refer to the help shutdown Windows command for details.
Appendix B
Starting Windows...
to exit the console and return to the iLO MP Main menu. To exit the iLO MP, type X at
menu or the shutdown command to shut down gracefully.
Start
menu and choose either
Start
. To power on the server, use the iLO MP PC command.
Booting and Shutting Down Microsoft Windows
Start
or from the pull-down menu.
Restart Shut down
menu item shuts down the
Shut down
Start—>Shut Down, Restart
Booting the Operating System
menu or the shutdown
Start—>Shut Down,
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