Some operating systems require an orderly shutdown before you turn off the server.See your operating-system documentation for information about shutting down theoperating system.Statement 5:CAUTION:The power control button on the device and the power switch on the powersupply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The devicealso might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical currentfrom the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the powersource.12The server can be turned off in any of the following ways:v You can turn off the server from the operating system, if your operating systemsupports this feature. After an orderly shutdown of the operating system, theserver will be turned off automatically.v You can press the power-control button to start an orderly shutdown of theoperating system and turn off the server, if your operating system supports thisfeature.v If the operating system stops functioning, you can press and hold thepower-control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the server.v The service processor can turn off the server as an automatic response to acritical system failure.v You can turn off the server through a request from the service processor.14 System x3655 Type 7985: User’s Guide
