Shutting down logical partitions

You can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to shut down the logical partitions or to shut down the entire managed system.

Use any role other than View Only to perform this task.

The Integrated Virtualization Manager provides the following types of shutdown options for logical partitions:

Operating System (recommended)
Delayed
Immediate

The recommended shutdown method is to use the client operating systems shutdown command. Use the immediate shutdown method only as a last resort because using this method causes an abnormal shutdown which might result in data loss.

If you choose the Delayed shutdown method, then be aware of the following considerations:

Shutting down the logical partitions is equivalent to pressing and holding the white control-panel power button on a server that is not partitioned.
Use this procedure only if you cannot successfully shut down the logical partitions through operating system commands. When you use this procedure to shut down the selected logical partitions, the logical partitions wait a predetermined amount of time to shut down. This allows the logical partitions time to end jobs and write data to disks. If the logical partition is unable to shut down within the predetermined amount of time, it ends abnormally, and the next restart might take a long time.

If you plan to shut down the entire managed system, shut down each client logical partition, then shut down the Virtual I/O Server management partition.

To shut down a logical partition, complete the following steps in the Integrated Virtualization Manager:

In the navigation area, select View/Modify Partitions under Partition Management. The View/Modify Partitions page is displayed.
Select the logical partition that you want to shut down.
From the Tasks menu, click Shutdown. The Shutdown Partitions page is displayed.
Select the shutdown type.
Optional: Select Restart after shutdown completes if you want the logical partition to start immediately after it shuts down.
Click OK to shut down the partition. The View/Modify Partitions page is displayed, and the logical partition state has a value of shut down.