---
title: "shutdown"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/nios86/1105166484/shutdown"
format: markdown
---
The `
    ``shutdown``
  ` command halts the NIOS appliance. The appliance is designed to operate continuously. However, if you want to halt the appliance you can do so with the `
    ``shutdown``
  ` command.

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ Once you shutdown the appliance using this command, you must manually bring it back up.


# Syntax

`shutdown`

This command has no arguments.

# Example

The following example uses the   `shutdown`  command.

`
    ``Infoblox > ``
    ``shutdown`  
` ``
    ``SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM? [y or n] ``
  `  ** **`y`** **