Asset ID:	1-71-1022256.1
Update Date:	2011-07-16
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Solution Type  Technical Instruction Sure

Solution  1022256.1 :   VTL - Shutting down or rebooting a Solaris VTL server.  


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Applies to:

Sun StorageTek VTL Plus Storage Appliance - Version: 1.0 - Build 1323 to 2.0 - Build 1656   [Release: 1.0 to 2.0]
Sun StorageTek VTL Prime System - Version: 1.0 - Build 1813 to 1.1 - Build 2076   [Release: 1.0 to 1.0]
Sun StorageTek VTL Storage Appliance - Version: 4.0 - Build 1221 to 4.0 - Build 1221   [Release: 4.0 to 4.0]
Sun StorageTek VTL Value System - Version: 1.0 - Build 1323 to 1.0 - Build 1323   [Release: 1.0 to 1.0]
Sun 386i Sun/OS
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***Checked for relevance on 15-07-2011*** (dd-mm-yyyy)

Goal

This document is intended to assist field support and/or customer with general procedures for turning an Oracle VTL server off.

This technical instruction deals with issues relating to stopping VTL services before shutting down the server operating system.  Using reboot, shutdown, init 0, or init 6, causes a Solaris server to stop the operating system, so the server can be turned off, or rebooted. On a VTL server, before using these commands, the VTL services must be stopped gracefully. Otherwise unpredictable events like panics may occur. This may be caused by the operating system shutting down VTL services out of order.

Solution

Procedure for shutting down or rebooting the Solaris operating system on a Sun VTL server.The Solaris operating system should not be shutdown or rebooted before stopping the VTL services. Failing to stop the VTL services gracefully could cause unwanted events like system panics.

1. Stop all backup services that use the VTL server resources.
2. Then, stop VTL services, on the VTL server, with the vtl stop command.
3. Check to make sure VTL services are stopped using the vtl status command. No services should be running.
   
4. Once all services have stopped, Solaris commands like shutdown, reboot, init 0, or init 6 can be used to stop or reboot the Solaris operating system.
   
   Note: Steps 2 - 4 can also be done through the VTL Console,right click server name, select System Maintenance, then Reboot or Halt
   

Also refer to the VTL Users Guide for above process.
And refer Knowledge doc id 1339038.1 for powering off entire VTL "appliance" (servers and disk array).

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