• Emergency shutdown—Press and hold the Power button for 4 seconds to force the main power off and immediately
enter standby mode.
Step 3
If a service procedure instructs you to completely remove power from the server, disconnect all power cords from the
power supplies in the server.
Shutting Down Using The Cisco IMC GUI
You must log in with user or admin privileges to perform this task.
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2
On the Server tab, click Summary.
Step 3
In the Actions area, click Power Off Server.
Step 4
Click OK.
The operating system performs a graceful shutdown and the server goes to standby mode, which is indicated by an amber
Power button/LED.
Step 5
If a service procedure instructs you to completely remove power from the server, disconnect all power cords from the
power supplies in the server.
Shutting Down Using The Cisco IMC CLI
You must log in with user or admin privileges to perform this task.
Step 1
At the server prompt, enter:
Example:
server# scope chassis
Step 2
At the chassis prompt, enter:
Example:
server/chassis# power shutdown
The operating system performs a graceful shutdown and the server goes to standby mode, which is indicated by an amber
Power button/LED.
Step 3
If a service procedure instructs you to completely remove power from the server, disconnect all power cords from the
power supplies in the server.
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Maintaining the Server
Shutting Down and Removing Power From the Server