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dogg_dogg_23774
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May 07, 2007

shutting down Big-IP

Hello,     One of my customers have a requirement that they need to shut down Big-IP from external device from remote location when a disaster occurs, before power runs out.   I was guessing...
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Joe_Pruitt
May 10, 2007
There aren't any iControl methods that will cause the device to halt. We do have a reboot_system() method

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iControl/System__Services__reboot_system.html

 

Click here

 

 

 

But that will cause the system to reboot and start up again after the powerdown.

 

 

-Joe