Some  operating  systems  require  an  orderly  shutdown  before  you  turn  off  the  server. 
See  your  operating-system  documentation  for  information  about  shutting  down  the 
operating  system. 
 
Statement  5: 
 
 
CAUTION: 
The  power  control  button  on  the  device  and  the  power  switch  on  the  power 
supply  do  not  turn  off  the  electrical  current  supplied  to  the  device.  The  device 
also  might  have  more  than  one  power  cord.  To  remove  all  electrical  current 
from  the  device,  ensure  that  all  power  cords  are  disconnected  from  the  power 
source.
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The  server  can  be  turned  off  in  any  of  the  following  ways: 
v  You  can  turn  off  the  server  from  the  operating  system,  if  your  operating  system 
supports  this  feature.  After  an  orderly  shutdown  of  the  operating  system,  the 
server  will  be  turned  off  automatically. 
v  You  can  press  the  power-control  button  to  start  an  orderly  shutdown  of  the 
operating  system  and  turn  off  the  server,  if  your  operating  system  supports  this 
feature. 
v  If  the  operating  system  stops  functioning,  you  can  press  and  hold  the 
power-control  button  for  more  than  4  seconds  to  turn  off  the  server. 
v  If  the  server  is  connected  to  an  Advanced  System  Management  interconnect 
network  that  contains  at  least  one  server  with  an  optional  Remote  Supervisor 
Adapter  installed,  the  server  can  be  turned  off  from  the  Remote  Supervisor 
Adapter  user  interface. 
v  If  an  optional  Remote  Supervisor  Adapter  is  installed  in  the  server,  the  server  can 
be  turned  off  from  the  Remote  Supervisor  Adapter  user  interface. 
v  The  integrated  system  management  processor  can  turn  off  the  server  as  an 
automatic  response  to  a  critical  system  failure. 
v  You  can  turn  off  the  server  through  a  request  from  the  service  processor.
 
12  IBM  System  x3500  Type  7977:  User’s  Guide