Graceful shutdown is an orderly shut down of the partition image.
To shut down the partition image gracefully
On the Fabric Manager user interface, point to System Administration, and then click CPF System.
Click Platforms and Partitions.
The Details: Platforms and Partitions screen appears.
Click Partitions tab.
The list of partition images appears.
Double-click the partition image you want to gracefully shutdown.
The Summary tab displays the information about the selected partition image.
Click Soft Shutdown.
The status of the partition image changes to Stopped and then Disabled.