How to shut down TrueNAS correctly? (prevent booting after shut down)

[Papid1975]

When I shut down my TrueNAS via the web UI the machine shuts down and then powers on again right away.

The same happens if I press the computer case’s power button and when entering “shutdown -h now”, “shutdown -p now” or “poweroff”.

In BIOS I have WOL enabled and fast boot disabled.

Other OS did not show this behavior (they stayed off after shutting down). I assume TrueNAS is not powering down correctly.

 

[Papid1975]

So, sometimes “shutdown -p now” seems to work for shutting down the machine (without powering on again). How can I wire this command to the web UI’s “Shut down”?

 

[Redcoat]

What motherboard, what NIC? Have you investigated this with WOL disabled in BIOS?

 

[Papid1975]

It is the Intel onboard NIC of an Z87 board. With WOL disabled the machine stays of after shut down. I want to use WOL though.

 

[Redcoat]

Have you searched here for WOL on Asus motherboards? There are numerous threads detailing issues. You'd have to use the specific info of your system spec to drill down.

https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/problems-with-wol-and-i217-nic.16381/ for instance.

 

[Papid1975]

Thanks for that link! Of course I did search for posts from others with my problem before posting, didn’t find the right post though.

Changing the xHCI mode helped. Now the machine doesn’t boot after shutting down anymore. Haven’t tested yet how this affects my USB 3.0 connectivity.