10-6 Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual • December 2004
■ “Performing a Forced Shutdown” on page 10-9 - Use this only when you cannot
shutdown the workstation gracefully.
All open applications and files are closed abruptly without saving any changes.
The filesystem might also be corrupted.
10.3.2.1 Shutting Down Gracefully
Performing a graceful shutdown makes sure all of your data is saved and the system
is ready for restart.
To power off the workstation gracefully:
1. Notify affected users.
Typically, the system administrator sends an electronic notice to all users of the
affected equipment using the write or wall command. Refer to your Solaris system
administration documentation for additional information.
2. Save any open files and quit all running programs.
Refer to your application documentation for specific information on these processes.
Typically, this means executing application-specific commands through a GUI menu
or command line.
3. Select a power-off method.
■ Manual
■ Command Line
Powering off the system using these any of these methods shuts down all system
processes, synchronized the files and powers off the system.
To power off manually:
a. Press and release either the:
■ Power button on the front panel of the workstation
■ Sleep key on the keyboard
See FIGURE 10-2.
If a GUI is not running or the login screen is displayed, the system shuts down.
If a GUI is running and you are logged in, the Power Off window is displayed.
b. Click Shutdown.
In a moment, the system shuts down.
To power off using the Command Line:
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