Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide

4011043 Rev B 

Setting Up the TSBroadcaster 

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To shut down the server, complete the following steps. 
Important:  Always use this method to shut down the server before powering it 

down; otherwise, the disks can be corrupted. 

1. 

At the Username: prompt, log in as root. 

2. 

At the password prompt, type the password that you specified during 

configuration. 

3. 

At the # prompt, type shutdown -I 6 -g0 -y.  
Note:  As an alternate method to shutting down the server, you can press the 

Power button behind the front cover once, briefly. This method will also 

initiate a controlled shutdown. 
Result:  When the machine is safely shut down, it can be physically powered 

off.