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This chapter provides procedures for using the restart options.
You can use this option both when you are upgrading to a newer software version and when you need to fall back to an earlier software version. To shut down the system that is running on the active disk partition and then automatically restart the system by using the software version on the inactive partition, follow this procedure:
Caution | This procedure causes the system to restart and become temporarily out of service. |
To restart the system on the current partition without switching versions, follow this procedure:
Caution | This procedure causes the system to restart and become temporarily out of service. |
Caution | Do not press the power button on the server to shut down the server or to reboot the server. If you do, you may accidentally corrupt the file system, which may prevent you from being able to reboot your server. |
To shut down the system, follow Procedure 1 or Procedure 2.
Caution | This procedure causes the system to shut down. |