Before You Begin
Before You Begin
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What You
Should Do First
Before turning off your system, determine the current status of
your workstation or server system, as Table 7–1 describes.
Table 7–1 Current System Status
If your system is... Then you should...
Networked, or part of a
cluster
See your system manager before
shutting down your system
Not networked, but running
the operating system
See Step 1: Shut Down
Operating System
At the console prompt (>>>) See Step 2: Turn Off the
Hardware
What You
Should Know
Beforehand
Shutting down your system may require knowledge of file backup
and operating system shutdown procedures.
The following privileges may also be required:
• For the OpenVMS AXP operating system, the shutdown
procedure usually requires certain software privileges
• For the DEC OSF/1 AXP operating system, you may require
superuser privileges to shutdown the system
If you do not have the required system privileges, ask your
system manager for assistance in this task.
7–2 Turning Off Your System
