DescriptionThis article provides the steps necessary to gracefully power down the the appliance via CLI.SolutionThe following procedure gracefully stops all processes before powering down the appliances.
1. Login to the Control Server CLI as root.
2. Stop the Network Sentry Services. If a Control Server/Application Server pair, this will stop services on both appliances.
shutdownCampusMgr
2. Wait 30 seconds.
3. Kill CampusMgr Processes. If a Control Server/Application Server pair, this must be done on both appliances.
shutdownCampusMgr -kill
4. Shutdown and halt the system.
shutdown -h now
5. For virtual machines, select the server from the list and click the Power Off button. This process may take 30 seconds. For physical appliances, push the power button.
To power the appliance(s) back up, use the power button for physical appliances or the console for the virtual machine.
Important: For a Control Server/Application Server pair, power up the Application Server first. Otherwise, they may not sync correctly and a restart of Network Sentry services may be necessary.
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