Sun Microsystems 2500 manual Powering Off the Workstation

1.Turn on power to the monitor and to all external devices.

2.Press and release the workstation Power button on the front panel (FIGURE 1-3).

3.After several seconds, verify that the power-indicator LED on the Power button lights.

The power-indicator LED on the Power button lights after the workstation begins the internal booting process (FIGURE 1-3).

If you experience problems during power on, see “Troubleshooting the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation” on page 35.

Tip – After you power on the workstation for the first time, you are ready to set up the preinstalled Solaris 8 2/04 and Solaris 9 9/04 Operating System software. Go to “Planning the Installation Process for Solaris” on page 11.

Powering Off the Workstation

TABLE 1-1describes two methods for powering off the workstation.

TABLE 1-1Powering Off the Workstation

Method	Instructions
Method 1	1. Close and save any open applications.

2.Press the Sleep key (or press and release the Power button).

3.Select Shutdown.

Method 2	1.	Close and save any open applications.
	2.	As superuser, type: shutdown

Note – After powering off the workstation, always wait at least four seconds before powering on the workstation again.

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