Linux: Stopping the server

You can stop the server when needed to return control to the operating system. To avoid losing administrative and client node connections, stop the server only after current sessions are completed or canceled.

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To stop the server, issue the following command from the IBM Spectrum® Protect command line: 
halt
Linux operating systemsAIX operating systemsIf you cannot connect to the server with an administrative client and you want to stop the server, you must cancel the process by using the kill command with the process ID number (pid). The pid is displayed at initialization.
Important: Before you issue the kill command, ensure that you know the correct process ID for the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
The dsmserv.v6lock file, in the directory from which the server is running, can be used to identify the process ID of the process to kill. To display the file, enter:
cat /instance_dir/dsmserv.v6lock
Linux operating systemsIssue the following command to stop the server:
kill -23 dsmserv_pid
where dsmserv_pid is the process ID number.