Shutting Down the System
Use the ztC Edge Console to shut down the ztC Edge system. Doing so performs an orderly shutdown by first shutting down the virtual machines (VMs) and then the physical machines (PMs). Use only this method to shutdown the ztC Edge system.
- Shutting down the ztC Edge system takes the VMs offline, so shutdown the system only during a planned maintenance period.
- Shutting down the ztC Edge system by any other method (for example, removing power from both PMs individually) may result in data loss.
To shut down the ztC Edge system
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- Select System in the left-hand navigation panel.
- Click the Shutdown button. A warning appears: It will shut down the entire system and stop one or more VMs! Click Yes to shutdown or No to cancel the shutdown. After clicking Yes, a second warning appears, asking you to confirm the shutdown. Click Yes (again) to shutdown or No to cancel the shutdown.
You can observe some of the shutdown process in the Dashboard and the masthead of the ztC Edge Console as the system's PMs sequentially enter maintenance mode (for information on maintenance mode, see Maintenance Mode). When the system shuts down completely, though, the ztC Edge Console is unavailable and the masthead displays Lost Communication.
After the system shuts down, you lose the connection to the console. If the ztC Edge system cannot shutdown completely, a VM may not be shutting down properly. Do one of the following to shut down the VM:
- Use the VM console or a remote desktop application to log on to the VM. Use operating system commands to shut down the VM.
- Log on to the ztC Edge Console. Click Virtual Machines in the left-hand navigation panel, select the VM, and then click Power Off.
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