# Perform System Shutdown and Startup

You can shut down NuPoint in order to perform offline maintenance. Two shutdown option are available. The first automatically restores the NuPoint services when you reboot the machine. The second requires you to restore the services manually.

## System Shutdown

To perform a system shutdown:

CAUTION:
CAUTION: You should follow the policies of your site to warn users prior to the system shutdown, because this process removes the server from call processing.

1. From the navigation tree, click Utilities > Stop NuPoint.

2. Select a shutdown option:

   - Stop services and restart when machine reboots

     If you select this option, the NuPoint services will remain stopped until you reboot the machine, at which time they are restarted automatically. For instructions to reboot the machine, see Shutdown or Reconfigure.

   - Stop services and do not restart when machine reboots

     If you select this option, the NuPoint services will remain stopped even after you reboot the machine. You must then restart the services manually. For instructions to restart the services, see System Startup (below).

3. Click Stop NuPoint, and then click OK. You will be redirected to the MSL Server Manager, where you may perform maintenance and then reboot the machine.

## System Startup

If you have selected the second shutdown option (Stop services and do not restart when the machine reboots), use the following procedure to restart the NuPoint services manually from the MSL Server Manager.

To perform a system startup:

1. From the MSL Server Manager, select Applications > NuPoint Web Console.

2. Select Start NuPoint, and then click OK.