At the server console, enter
mysqladmin -p shutdown --port=value
Specify -p if the root user’s password is set. Specify the --port if the port is not 3306.
Make sure that the MySQL Database Server screen has closed. If mysqld_safe command was not issued with the --autoclose option (a typical situation for ArkSQL), go to the MySQL Database Server screen and press any key to close the screen.
For a clustered server solution, stop ArkSQL by stopping the cluster resources. For information, see the OES 2: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.4 for NetWare Administration Guide.