Shutting Down A Server Node And Powering Off The System - Oracle Database Appliance Service Manual

Shutting Down a Server Node and Powering Off
the System
You can shut down either Oracle Database Appliance (original version) server node using the
front panel power button, or Oracle ILOM. Each method provides a graceful shutdown and an
emergency shutdown option.
Data loss. To avoid data loss and file system corruption, always use a graceful
Caution -
shutdown unless it is an emergency.
To use Oracle ILOM to shut down a server node, ensure that you have performed its
Note -
initial configuration as described in "Connecting and Configuring Oracle ILOM" in the Oracle
Database Appliance Getting Started Guide.
After you have shut down the server nodes, you can power off the system.
See the following topics in this section to shut down a server node and power off the system
chassis:
"Shut Down a Server Node" on page 31
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"Power Off the System" on page 33
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Shut Down a Server Node
You must shut down the server node before you remove it from the system chassis.
To shut down a server node using the power button, perform one of the
1.
following:
Graceful shutdown: Press and release the recessed Power button on the lower left-hand
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corner of the server node's front panel (see the following figure [1]). This causes Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) to perform an orderly shutdown of the system.
Emergency shutdown: Press and hold the recessed Power button on the lower left-hand
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corner of the server node's front panel for at least five seconds until the main power is off
and the server node enters standby power mode (see the following figure [1]).
Data loss. To avoid data loss and file system corruption, always use a graceful
Caution -
shutdown unless it is an emergency.
Chapter 2 • Preparing Oracle Database Appliance for Service
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