Powering-Off a Platform

Powering-off is an unorderly shutdown and power-off of the platform. This is equivalent to switching off the computer by pressing the power button. The platform is turned off without an orderly shutdown of its partition images and guest operating systems.

 Caution

This operation may result in loss of unsaved state or data.

To power off a platform

  1. On the Fabric Manager user interface, point to System Administration, and then click CPF System.

    The Details: CPF-System screen appears on the right pane.

  2. Click Platforms and Partitions.

    The platforms and partitions are listed under their respective tabs in the Details: Platforms and Partitions screen on the right pane.

  3. In the Platforms tab, double-click the platform that you want to power off.

    The summary information about the platform appears.

  4. In the Summary tab, point to Advanced, and click Power Off.

    A message asking if you want to power off the platform appears.

  5. Click Yes.

    The selected platform is powered-off and the status of the platform changes to Off.