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You can use this method when using a graphical interface to the server.

Issue the

shutdown

command 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

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.

/r

Shuts down and restarts the server. This is the equivalent of Start—>Shut Down,
Restart.

/a

Aborts a server shutdown.

/t xxx

Sets the timeout period before shutdown to

xxx

seconds. The timeout period ranges

from 0–600, with a default of 30.

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.

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