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1. Overview For VCF (4.X) on VxRail, the sequence of steps should be first and foremost in our mind when shutting down and then starting up a VCF on VxRail environment. Not following the correct procedure could result in corruption within the environment and the loss of ability to start-up the environment. Knowing that shutting down components in the wrong way can lead to a whole lot of pain, I went searching through my usual go-to spots for a step-by-step procedure I could leverage. My search came up short. The most recent power control documentation I could find for VCF on VxRail was for VCF 3.10 and while useful for VCF 3.11, the procedure for VCF 4.X is very different to VCF 3.11. To fill this gap, this post covers the sequencing of tasks that we must complete to shut down and start-up your VCF 4.X on VxRail environment. This will help you start up your environment safely and without corruption post shutdown. In addition, I have included step-by-step procedure documentation and vi