Specifications

Basic System Administration
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To reboot or shut down your ESX Server (S EE U PDATE ) 
1StartaVMwareInfrastructureClientandconnecteithertoaVirtualCenterServer
oranESXServerhost.
See“ConfiguringVirtualCenterCommunication”onpage 76forinformation.
2IfconnectedtoaVirtualCenterServer,displaytheinventory’sHosts&Clusters
panel.Selecttheappropriaterootfolder(bydefaultlabeledHosts&Clusters)or
subfolder.
3 SelecttheappropriateESXServ erintheinventorypanel.
4Fromthemainorright‐clickpop‐upmenu,chooseRebootorShutDown,as
appropriate.
 IfRebootisselected,theESXServershutsdownandreboots.
 IfShutDownisselected,theESXServershutsdown.Youmustmanually
powerthesystembackon.
5Provideareasonfortheshutdown.
Thisinformationisaddedtothelog.
To manually stop an ESX Server 3 host
1LogintotheESXServerserviceconsole.
See“ConnectingtotheServiceConsole”onpage 42forinformationon
accessing
theserviceconsole.
2Executetheshutdowncommand.
Forexample:
: shutdown -h now
ESXServer3gracefullyshutsdown.Whenitisfinished,amessageindicatesthat
itissafetopoweroffyoursystem.
3Pressthepowerbuttonuntilthemachinepowersoff.
VirtualCenter Server
VirtualCentermanagesmultiplehoststhatcancontainmultiplevirtualmachines.To
performanyactivitieswiththeVirtualCenter,youmustusetheVMwareInfrastructure
Client.
TheVirtualCenterServerstartswhenyoustarttheWindowsmachineonwhichitis
installed.Italsorestartswhenthismachineisrebooted.