Server will not power off after shutdown command.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The machines starts the shutdown process and then just hang on a black screen indefinitely, prior to hardware powering off.
  • The system needs to be manually powered off at this point either by hitting power off button or initiating shutdown from remote management module.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

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