Stopping DEDBs and DEDB areas

You can stop access to a DEDB or stop the scheduling of application programs against a DEDB at the database level or the area level by issuing the appropriate command.

The database-level commands include the type-1 commands /STOP DB and /DBRECOVERY DB and the type-2 command UPDATE DB STOP(ACCESS|SCHD).

The area-level commands include the type-1 commands /STOP AREA and /DBRECOVERY AREA and the type-2 command UPDATE AREA STOP(ACCESS|SCHD).

The type-1 command /STOP DB and the type-2 command UPDATE DB STOP(SCHD) have an equivalent effect in that they both stop the scheduling of new application programs against the DEDB. The commands /DBRECOVERY DB and UPDATE DB STOP(ACCESS) both stop all access to the DEDB. The area-level type-1 and type-2 commands have similar equivalencies.