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As an administrator using the Plesk 6.5 software, you can perform a variety of server management tasks in a few clicks. Click the Server shortcut in the navigation pane, located in the left part of the screen to bring up the Server Administration page.
This chapter is dedicated to describing various functions of managing the server itself. It contains instructions on how to reboot or shutdown the system, how to manage the IP aliasing on the system network interfaces, how to set the current date and time, view the server usage statistics. Here you can also find directions on how to access the Online Server Support Service.
Rebooting simply means restarting the server. If users are logged on to the system, you should not reboot the server until you have informed all the users that the server must be shut down temporarily; however, sometimes an emergency necessitates immediate rebooting of a server to correct a problem that cannot be fixed any other way. To reboot your system, follow these steps:
Click the Reboot button on the Server administration page.
Plesk warns you that the system will be restarted and asks you to confirm your choice, for safety purposes. Click OK to reboot, or Cancel to keep the server up.
Rebooting the server via the Plesk interface also reboots the operating system and anything else running on the server.
When you need to completely shut down the server, you should do it through the Plesk 6.5 software rather than simply turning off the hardware. Shutting down with Plesk closes all open files and gracefully ends all current services. To shut down your system, follow these steps:
Click the Shut Down button on the Server administration page.
Plesk warns you that the system will be shut down and asks you to confirm your choice, for safety purposes. Click OK to turn the server off or Cancel to keep it active.
Shutting down the server via the Plesk interface will also shut down the operating system and anything else running on the server. After having done this, there is no way to remotely bring the server back up; it must be done manually.