When you do routine maintenance of InfoSphere® Information Server such
as applying a fix pack or backing up the system, you can place the InfoSphere Information Server in
maintenance mode. To prevent users from authenticating to IBM®
InfoSphere Information Server during
maintenance, you can place it into maintenance mode by using the SessionAdmin
command.
Before you begin
You must have suite administrator authority.
About this task
When IBM
InfoSphere Information Server is
placed in maintenance mode, users who do not have the suite administrator
authority are prevented from logging in to the server. All user sessions
on the server are then disconnected to prevent any activity on the
system during maintenance. The SessionAdmin
is in
the following location:
Specify the host name and port number where the product is installed.
Also, specify your administrator user name and password that allows
you to run this command on the server. Instead of specifying the -user
and -password
options,
you can use the -authfile
option.
Procedure
- Close all active products sessions by issuing the following
command:
SessionAdmin -url https://server_hostname:server_port -user username -password plaintext_password -kill-user-sessions
- Place the product in maintenance mode by issuing the following
command:
SessionAdmin -url https://server_hostname:server_port -user username -password plaintext_password -set-maint-mode
ON
- Take the product out of maintenance mode by issuing the
following command:
SessionAdmin -url https://server_hostname:server_port -user username -password plaintext_password -set-maint-mode
OFF
- Determine the current maintenance mode of the product by
using the following command:
SessionAdmin -url
https://server_hostname:server_port -user username -password plaintext_password -get-maint-mode