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# Power Controls

The **Power Control** tab on your server's product details page provides three power actions. These operate at the hardware level through the server's out-of-band management interface.

## Available Actions

### Stop Server

Powers off the server immediately. This is a hard shutdown — the operating system does not receive a shutdown signal and does not get a chance to stop services or flush data to disk.

<Warning>
  **Stop Server** is a hard power cut. Use this only when the server is unresponsive. For a clean shutdown, SSH into the server and run `shutdown -h now` or `poweroff` instead.
</Warning>

### Reset Server

Performs a hard reset — equivalent to pressing the physical reset button on the chassis. The server immediately power cycles without a clean OS shutdown.

Use this when the server is completely frozen and unresponsive to SSH or the iKVM console.

### Reboot Server

Sends a reboot command to the server. The operating system receives the reboot signal and attempts a clean restart.

## When to Use Each Action

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"light-plus","dark":"ayu-dark"}}
Normal shutdown     → SSH: shutdown -h now
Normal reboot       → SSH: reboot
Server unresponsive → Reset Server (hard reset)
Server hung/frozen  → Stop Server, then power on
```

For routine operations, always prefer SSH commands. They allow the operating system to stop services, flush caches, and unmount filesystems cleanly. Use the portal power controls as a fallback when SSH is unavailable.