Stopping the System Unit
ATTENTION : When using the shutdown procedure for your system, ente shutdown command for your operating system before you stop the sy Failure to do so may result in the loss of data. If you need i shutdown procedure for your operating system, see the operating s documentation.
1. Before stopping the programs and operating system, notify your administrator and users that the system is going to be shut do
2. After you shut down the operating system, turn off the system
3. Set the power switches of the attached devices to Off.
Power | Switch | and | Indicator |
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The | power | switch and | indicators on | the front of your system unit | |
power to | the | system | unit, observe | system power status, and observ | |
These features also have other
ŸWhen the system unit is turned on by pressing the power switch lights steadily.
Ÿ The | disk drive LED lights whenever the hard disk drives within t |
are | being used. |
ŸIf AIX is installed and running, a memory dump of system informa requested.
– To enable this function,sysdumpdevthe
–To request the memory dump, press the reset button on the o Requesting a memory dump directs AIX to save system informat
predefined file before turning off the system. This feature assist in recovery from system problems.
– When a memory dump | has been | requested, | the | power LED | blinks | |||||||||
(about | 10 | flashes | per second) to indicate that | the | dump ha | |||||||||
This | blinking | ceases | after | about | a | minute | whether | or | not | the | ||||
complete, | and the | LED | returns | to | its | steady, | lit | state | until | |||||
or | reboots | when the | dump | is | complete. |
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Chapter 2. Using the
