Halting the System Unit
Halting the System Unit
Summary
This section describes how to use the IFP to halt the system.
Effects on
Windows NT
The halt function of the IFP has no effect on the Windows NT
operating system or firmware.
Effects on
OpenVMS and
OSF/1
The halt function of the IFP halts the OpenVMS and OSF/1
operating systems and returns the system to console mode. In
console mode, the halt function has the same effect as the HALT
command. See the Customer Technical Information manual for
more information on the HALT command.
Procedure
The following table lists the steps that you must follow to use
the halt function on the IFP:
Step
Action
Result
1
Press and hold the Halt key.
The IFP displays the SYSTEM HALT?
message. The question mark then
disappears.
2
When the question mark disappears,
release the Halt key.
The system continues to display the
SYSTEM HALT message.
3
Press the Halt key again, within two
seconds, to halt the system unit.
When the system halts, the IFP
displays the THE SYSTEM IS
HALTED message. It then displays
the SYSTEM ACTIVE message.
4
If you failed to press the Halt key
within the time limit, start the
procedure again at step 1.
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