Apple oxs manual Changing a Remote Server’s Startup Disk, Shutting Down a Server

Changing a Remote Server’s Startup Disk

You can change a remote server’s startup disk using SSH.

To change the startup disk:

Log in to the remote server using SSH and type

$ bless -folder "/Volumes/disk/System/Library/CoreServices" -setOF

ParameterDescription

disk The name of the disk that contains the desired startup volume.

For information on using SSH to log in to a remote server, see “Sending Commands to a Remote Server” on page 16.

Shutting Down a Server

You can use the shutdown command to shut down a server at a specific time. For more information, see the man page.

Examples

To shut down a remote server immediately:

$ ssh -l root server shutdown -h now

To shut down the local server in 30 minutes:

$ shutdown -h +30

ParameterDescription

server The IP address or DNS name of the server.

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Chapter 3 Restarting or Shutting Down a Server