Shut Down Server Now...

The Shut Down Server Now... option enables you to shut down your server immediately. This option does not put your UPS into "sleep mode." To restore power to your system, you must turn on the UPS manually.

Choosing Shut Down Server Now... from the System menu displays the following warning box.

To shut down the server or workstation named in the warning message, perform the following steps:

  1. Click OK to display the "Shut Down Server" dialog box (or cancel the shutdown before it starts by clicking on the Cancel Shutdown button.)

  2. In the Shutdown Delay field, enter the time period PowerChute plus will wait before generating the System Shutdown Starting event. The default is 900 seconds (15 minutes). This shutdown delay provides time for notification messages to be sent to users.

    Note:
    This shutdown delay is not the shutdown delay configured for the System Shutdown Starting event itself, a delay that allows time for shutdown-related activities such as the running of a command file.

  3. Choose a value for UPS Turn Off Delay from the drop-down box.This is the time that PowerChute plus waits after sending a shutdown instruction before turning off power to attached equipment.

    Note:
    Changing the UPS Turn Off Delay here also changes it in the "UPS Shutdown Parameters" dialog box.

    Caution:
    Increasing the UPS Turn Off Delay without considering other configured delay periods could cause PowerChute plus to use all available run time without fully shutting down your system. See
    How to Configure System Shutdown and Restart for information on configuring delay periods.

  4. Click OK to proceed with the shutdown, or click Cancel Shutdown to cancel the shutdown.

    If you click OK, the Shut Down Server Now... option changes to Cancel Server Shutdown, providing another opportunity to cancel the shutdown while the operating system is still running.