Apple Xserve (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 15)

Chapter 2 Starting Up the Xserve 15
3 Release the system identifier button, and then press it again repeatedly to turn on the
light that corresponds to your chosen startup method:
Start up from
disc in optical drive
Start up from
NetBoot server
Start up from first
available system on an
internal drive module
Skip current startup disk
and start up from any
other available system
Start up in
target disk mode
Reset NVRAM and start up
from first bootable drive module
Not used Start up in diagnostic
mode from a NetBoot server
4 When you’ve made your choice, hold in the system identifier button until all lights in
the top row are on, and then release.
The Xserve starts up using the chosen method.
Shutting Down the Xserve
There are several ways you can shut down an Xserve.
Before You Shut Down the Xserve
If the Xserve is hosting services provided by Mac OS X Server, open Server Admin or
Server Preferences and stop the services. You can open these applications on the local
Xserve, or use them remotely from another computer.
Shutting Down the Xserve with a Keyboard and Display
To shut down the Xserve using the keyboard and mouse:
In the Finder, choose Apple (
m ) > Shut Down.
Shutting Down the Xserve Remotely
To shut down an Xserve with no connected keyboard and display, or an Xserve
in a remote location, you can use either the Server Monitor application or the
command line.
To shut down the Xserve using Server Monitor:
Open the Server Monitor application, select the Xserve in the list, and click Shut Down.
m
To shut down the Xserve from the command line:
Open Terminal, log in to the Xserve using SSH, and enter a shutdown command:
m
$ ssh -l user server
$ sudo shutdown -h now
where user is the name of an administrator account on the Xserve and server is the
DNS name or IP address of the Xserve.