Shutting Down Windows From The Command Line - HP Integrity BL860c User's & Service Manual

You can use this method when using a graphical interface to the server.
Issue the shutdowncommand from the Windows command line.
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:
/s
/r
/a
/t xxx
For details, see the help shutdown Windows command.

Shutting Down Windows from the Command Line

From the Windows command line, issue the shutdown command to shut down the operating
system.
1. Log in to Windows running on the server that you want to shut down.
For example, access the system console and use the Windows SAC interface to start a
command prompt, from which you can issue Windows commands to shut down the server.
2. Check to see whether any users are logged in.
Use the query user or query session command.
3. Issue the shutdown command and the appropriate options to shut down the Windows
Server 2003 on the server.
You have the following options when shutting down Windows:
To shut down Windows and reboot: shutdown /r or choose the Start —> Shut Down
action and choose Restart from the pull-down menu.
To shut down Windows and halt (power off server hardware): shutdown /s or choose
the Start —> Shut Down action and choose Shut down from the pull-down menu.
To reboot a halted server you must power on the server using the PC command at the
iLO 2 MP Command menu.
To abort a shutdown (stop a shutdown that has been initiated): shutdown /a
For example:
shutdown /r /t 60 /c "Shut down in one minute."
This command initiates a Windows system shutdown and reboot after a timeout period of 60
seconds. The /c option specifies a message that is broadcast to any other users of the server.
Shuts down and halts (power off) the server. This is the equivalent of Start—>Shut
Down, Shut down. To power on the server, use the iLO 2 MP PC command.
Shuts down and restarts the server. This is the equivalent of Start—>Shut Down,
Restart.
Aborts a server shutdown.
Sets the timeout period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The timeout period ranges
from 0–600, with a default of 30.
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