SUSPEND EXPORT (Suspend a currently running export operation)

Use this command to suspend a currently running server-to-server export operation which has a FILEDATA value that is not NONE. The export operation that you want to suspend must be past the initialization phase to be eligible for suspension. The state of the export operation is saved. The operation can be restarted by issuing the RESTART EXPORT command.

Privilege class

You must have system privilege to issue this command.

Syntax

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                   .-*---------------------.   
>>-SUSPend EXPOrt -+-----------------------+-------------------><
                   '---export_identifier---'   

Parameters

EXPORTIDentifier
This optional parameter specifies the name of the export operation. You can find a name by issuing the QUERY EXPORT command to list all the currently running server-to-server export operations that can be suspended. You can also use the wildcard character to specify the name.

Example: Suspend a specific export operation

Suspend the running export operation EXPORTALLACCTNODES. No output is generated when you issue the SUSPEND EXPORT command. You must issue the QUERY EXPORT command to verify that the EXPORTALLACCTNODES operation is suspended.
suspend export exportallacctnodes

Example: Suspend all running export operations

Suspend all the export operations with a state of RUNNING.
suspend export *

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to SUSPEND EXPORT
Command Description
CANCEL EXPORT Deletes a suspended export operation.
EXPORT NODE Copies client node information to external media or directly to another server.
EXPORT SERVER Copies all or part of the server to external media or directly to another server.
QUERY EXPORT Displays the export operations that are currently running or suspended.
RESTART EXPORT Restarts a suspended export operation.