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Shutting Down and Restarting the Server
You can use the "Shutdown/Restart" feature to shut down and restart the server. The server can be shut down and restarted "gracefully" or "forcefully." Follow the instructions below to shut down and restart the server.
- Sign in. Enter your user name and password to log on to the Management Console.
- Navigate to the Main menu to access the Manage menu. Click Shutdown/Restart.
- Click on the shutdown or restart option as applicable. The available options are:
- Graceful shutdown - Stops accepting new requests, continues to process already received requests, and then shuts down the server.
- Forced shutdown - Discards any requests currently being processed and immediately shuts down the server.
- Graceful Restart - Stops accepting new requests, continues to process already received requests, and then restarts the server.
- Immediate Restart - Discards any requests currently being processed and immediately restarts the server.