Description

This article introduces the procedure used to shut down the Hyper-V host and Controller VM (CVM).

Applicable Systems

ThinkAgile HX

Solution

1. Before you begin, shut down any guest VMs running on the node, or migrate them to other nodes in the cluster.
   Caution: Verify the data resiliency status of your cluster. If the cluster only has replication factor 2 (RF2), you can only shut down one node for each cluster. If more than one node in an RF2 cluster has to be shut down, shut down the entire cluster.

2. Use the management IP address to log in to the CVM with SSH. Use any SSH terminal program, such as PuTTY or Command Prompt, which is built into the Windows OS.
3. Connect to one of the CVM IP addresses with the user name that has administrator privileges. For more information, refer to CONTROLLER VM ACCESS.
4. Shut down the Controller VM using the following command:

    nutanix@cvm$ cvm_shutdown -P now

   Note: Always use the cvm_shutdown command to reset or shut down the Controller VM. The cvm_shutdown command notifies the cluster that the Controller VM is unavailable.

5. Log on to the Hyper-V host using a Remote Desktop Connection and start PowerShell with administrator privileges.
6. Shut down the host using the shutdown /i command.

​Additional Information

• Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series knowledge base article landing page
• ThinkAgile HX Series for Nutanix
• CONTROLLER VM ACCESS
• SHUTTING DOWN A NODE IN A CLUSTER (HYPER-V)