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Shutting down and restarting the server
Some tasks will require you to shut down or restart your server. These tasks can be done from the server console (Windows only) or from the administrator's Desktop.
The following are the shutdown and restart options available:
• Fast Shutdown
Logs off all users immediately and shuts down the server.
• Polite Shutdown
Sends a broadcast message to all users instructing them to log off as the server will be shut down in one minute. Users who do not log off will be logged off automatically when the server shuts down.
• Restart
Initiates a Fast Shutdown of your FirstClass server, followed by a restart of your server machine. The FirstClass server is not restarted automatically.
To perform these tasks from the server console:
Choose Server and then the appropriate menu command (only Fast Shutdown and Polite Shutdown are available from the server console).
To perform these tasks from the administrator's Desktop:
1 Choose Admin > Control.
2 Choose the appropriate menu command.
It is recommended that you always warn your users before shutting down your server. You can do this by either initiating a Polite Shutdown or sending a broadcast message informing your users when the server will be shut down.
When to restart your server
The server requires a restart when performing the following tasks:
• when Tools is run, such as in the following instances (see FirstClass Tools Reference for details):
• running diagnostics in Tools
• rebuilding/rebalancing the Directory
• changing the number of cuncurrent sessions supported by the server
• license changes using a license disk
• license changes using a license file
• when changing the network name of the server when supporting users connecting via IPX or AppleTalk
• when changing the size of the notifier table
• when installing new FirstClass software service packs
• when performing a full restore of the FCNS (Windows) or fcns (Mac OS X)
• after a very large number of folder creates (i.e. adding 5000 new users). With faster processors and more robust systems this should not be an issue.
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