Activating FASTREBOOT to reduce Solaris 11 boot time
The Fast Reboot feature loads the kernel into memory and then switches to that kernel so that the reboot process occurs within seconds.
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Repairing a corrupt SMF Repository
Without a working SMF repository the system will not be able to boot. This article provides the steps to restore a working copy of the database.
How to reboot a Solaris Zone stuck in shutting_down state
To solve this problem, try one or more of following commands on the global zone until the zone state changes to Installed.
How to Boot a system with the Kernel Debugger (kmdb) enabled
This is a simple procedure which shows how to load the kernel debugger (kmdb)
How to Restart or Shutdown a remote Windows Server
When you attempt to restart a remote server remember that the default ComputerName is the local machine, therefore you need to append -m ComputerName.
How to shutdown or reboot Solaris, Linux, AIX or HPUX
A simple post which provides a common place for the shutdown and reboot of various operating systems.
Solaris reconfiguration boot
During a reconfiguration restart, a device hierarchy is created in the /devices file system to represent the devices connected to the system.
Gracefully shutdown Solaris 9
This article shows how to gracefully shut down Solaris 9 from within the CDE, and from the Console Login.
Shutting down and rebooting a Linux system
When it comes to shutting down and rebooting a Linux system the shutdown command is only command you need to know to do both jobs