Shutdown and Restart

On this tab you can manually shut down or restart Sophos UTM.

Shutdown: This action allows you to shut down the system and to stop all services in a proper manner. For systems without a monitor or LCD display, the end of the shutdown process is signaled by an endless series of beeps at intervals of one second.

To shut down Sophos UTM, proceed as follows:

1. Click Shutdown (Halt) the System Now.

2. Confirm the warning message.

   When asked "Really shut down the system?", click OK.

   The system is going down for halt.

Depending on your hardware and configuration, this process may take several minutes to complete. Only after the system has completely shut down you should turn off the power. If you turn off the power without the system being shut down properly, the system will check the consistency of its file system during the next booting, meaning that the boot-up process will take much longer than usual. In the worst case, data may have been lost.

The system will beep five times in a row to indicate a successful system start.

Restart: This action will shut down the system completely and reboot. Depending on your hardware and configuration, a complete restart can take several minutes.

To restart Sophos UTM, proceed as follows:

1. Click Restart (Reboot) the System Now.

2. Confirm the warning message.

   When asked "Really restart the system?", click OK.

   The system is going down for halt and reboot.