System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
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Document Information

Preface

1.  Solaris Management Tools (Road Map)

2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)

3.  Working With the Sun Java Web Console (Tasks)

4.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

5.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)

6.  Managing Client-Server Support (Overview)

7.  Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)

8.  Introduction to Shutting Down and Booting a System

What's New in Shutting Down and Booting a System

Where to Find Shut Down and Boot Tasks

Shut Down and Boot Terminology

Guidelines for Shutting Down a System

Guidelines for Booting a System

When to Shut Down a System

When to Boot a System

9.  Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)

10.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

11.  Modifying Solaris Boot Behavior (Tasks)

12.  Booting a Solaris System (Tasks)

13.  Troubleshooting Booting a Solaris System (Tasks)

14.  Managing the Solaris Boot Archives (Tasks)

15.  x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference)

16.  Managing Services (Overview)

17.  Managing Services (Tasks)

18.  Managing Software (Overview)

19.  Managing Software With Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks)

20.  Managing Software by Using Package Commands (Tasks)

21.  Managing Solaris Patches by Using the patchadd Command (Tasks)

A.  SMF Services

Index

Guidelines for Booting a System

Keep the following in mind when you boot a system:

  • After a SPARC based system is shut down, it is booted by using the boot command at the PROM level.

  • After an x86 based system is shut down, it is booted by selecting an OS instance in the GRUB menu.

  • In the Solaris 9 release and some Solaris 10 releases, after an x86 based system is shut down, it is booted by using the boot command at the Primary Boot Subsystem menu.

  • A system can be rebooted by turning the power off and then back on.

    Caution - This method is not considered a clean shutdown, unless you have an x86 based system that is running a Solaris release that supports this shutdown method. See x86: Support for Using Power Button to Initiate System Shutdown. Use this shutdown method only as an alternative in emergency situations. Because system services and processes are terminated abruptly, file system damage is likely to occur. The work required to repair this type of damage could be substantial and might require the restoration of various user and system files from backup copies.

  • SPARC and x86 based systems use different hardware components for booting. These differences are described in Chapter 15, x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference).
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