How to shut down an Elastic Metal server
Reviewed on 17 July 2023 • Published on 26 May 2021
An Elastic Metal server can be shut down from the Scaleway console. This powers off the physical server.
Security & Identity (IAM):
You may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have configured your SSH key
- You have created and installed an Elastic Metal server
- Click Elastic Metal in the Bare Metal section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Elastic Metal dashboard displays.
- Click «See more Icon» next to the server you want to shut down. A drop-down menu displays.
- Click Power off in the menu.
- Confirm that you have shut down the operating system and click Power off Elastic Metal server to power off the server.
Important:
Make sure to stop your operating system by executing the
haltcommand, before shutting off the server. Otherwise, you risk damaging the file system and causing data loss.
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