device shutdown

Purpose

Shut down the appliance and leave it in a powered-off state. It does not automatically reboot. If you want to reboot the appliance after running this command, push the power button if it is a single push button, or toggle the power button if it is a 2-position rocker switch. This is the preferred method to shut down the appliance instead of using only the power button.

Syntax

device shutdown

Options

None.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

If you are connected to the command line interface (CLI) through a network connection (i.e., ssh or telnet), your network connection is ended during the shutdown. If you want to see all the messages for the full shutdown cycle, you need to be connected to the serial console.

Related Commands

See device restart.

Example

Console> device shutdown
Ok
Console>  
Preparing system for shutdown:  s1  hb  hn  2  0  s2  rs  nt  hc  ns  sy  ul  r0
machine shutdown