How to Forcefully or Gracefully Shut Down the VPS in SolusVM 2

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You can shut down the VPS in two ways – forcefully or gracefully in SolusVM 2.

How to Gracefully shut down the VPS in SolusVM 2?


1.
Log in to your SolusVM 2 Control Panel.


2. Under Projects, click on the project that contains your VPS.
solusvm2 vps status

3. Click on the appropriate VPS.solusvm2 vps select

4. Click on Stop.solusvm2 stop vps

5. Click Yes to confirm.solusvm2 stop confirmation

It may take some time for the VPS to shut down. Then, it will display a message.


For forceful shutdown, you can click the Power Off option in SolusVM 2.

solusvm2 forced poweroff

How to shut down the VPS via the Command Line?

(This option is similar to pulling the power cord from your computer, and there is a chance for data loss.)


1. Log in to your SSH Client.


2. Enter the following command:

poweroff


The VPS will shut down as soon as the command is executed.