After you have backed up the Forge Management VM by creating the Factory VM, power down the VMware ESXi host.
To shut down the ESXi host by using the VMware console:
At the local console of the Forge Appliance, press Alt+F2 to open the VMware console.
Enter halt at the console prompt, or press F12 to initiate the shutdown sequence.
The shutdown sequence will switch screens, hiding the VMware shutdown process. Press Alt+F2 to return to the screen that displays the shutdown sequence.
The System halted message is displayed on the console when the shutdown is complete.
After the VMware host is halted, continue with Section 5.10, Restarting the Appliance.