Shutting down the Off Line (standby) server

Last Updated : Apr 29, 2014 |

About this task

Use this procedure to shut down a Duplicated Off Line (standby) server for maintenance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the System Management Interface (SMI) for the Off Line (standby) server.
  2. Select Data Backup/Restore > Backup Now and backup the data.
  3. Select Server > Busy-Out/Release Server from the main menu.

    The Busy-Out/Release Server page displays.

  4. Ensure that you are on the Off Line (standby) server and click on Busy-Out.
    Note:

    You cannot busy-out the On Line (active) server, and while the Off Line (standby) server is busied-out, server interchange cannot occur.

  5. Select Server > Shutdown Server from the main menu.

    The Shutdown Server page displays.

  6. Select Immediate Shutdown and clear Restart server after shutdown.
  7. Click the Shutdown button and wait until the server powers down.
  8. When both of the servers are powered down, remove the power.

Result

To restore power, see Restoring power to the Duplicated Servers.