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
The following table lists system administration tasks and the corresponding boot option that is used to complete the task.
Reason for System Reboot
Appropriate Boot Option
Information for SPARC Based Systems
Information for x86 Based Systems
Turn off system power due to anticipated power outage.
Turn system power back on
Chapter 10, Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
Change kernel parameters in the /etc/system file.
Reboot the system to run level 3 (multiuser level with NFS resources shared)
SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level 3 (Multiuser Level)
x86: How to Boot a System to Run Level 3 (Multiuser)
Perform file system maintenance, such as backing up or restoring system data.
Press Control-D from run level S to bring the system back to run level 3
SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User Level)
x86: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User Level)
Repair a system configuration file such as /etc/system.
Interactive boot
SPARC: How to Boot a System Interactively
x86: How to Boot a System Interactively
Add or remove hardware from the system.
Reconfiguration boot (turn on system power after adding or removing devices, if devices are not hot-pluggable)
Reconfiguration boot (also to turn on system power after adding or removing hardware)
Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
Boot the system by using the kernel debugger (kmdb) to track down a system problem.
Booting kmdb
SPARC: How to Boot the System With the Kernel Debugger (kmdb)
x86: How to Boot a System With the Kernel Debugger in the GRUB Boot Environment (kmdb)
Boot the system in failsafe mode to repair an important system file that is causing system boot failure.
Booting the failsafe archive
How to Boot the Failsafe Archive on a SPARC Based System
How to Boot the Failsafe Archive on an x86 Based System by Using GRUB
To recover from a hung system and force a crash dump.
Recovery boot
SPARC: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
x86: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot of the System
