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Shut Down Partition
This option is equivalent to a power failure (or pulling the power plug) on the server, or as if
the partition were a separate server, experiencing a power failure.
When you select this option, you are presented with a selection panel as shown in
Figure 3-55, and this offers similar options to those available with the Power Down System
command — Delayed and Immediate power down:
Delayed shut down — Shuts the system down in a predetermined time. If the partition
has not shut down during the time period, the shut down will occur anyway and cause the
next IPL to be classified as abnormal.
Immediate shut down — Shuts the system down but does not allow any time for safe
shut down of tasks and services, and is equivalent to a power failure. This option will result
in an abnormal IPL.
Again, these options are only to be used in emergency. They do not replace the i5/OS
commands.
Figure 3-55 Shutting down a partition
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