Schedule a planned cluster member shutdown

About this task

You schedule a planned shutdown of a cluster member from the Server Tools Cluster Members screen.

Note: It is also possible to initiate a planned server shutdown using the administrative system_toools -scheduleshutdown command option. See system_tools command for details.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Server Tools Cluster Members screen.
  2. Find the table row that corresponds to the cluster member for which you want to schedule a shutdown.
  3. If necessary, scroll the screen all the way to the right until you see the Actions column.
  4. Click Start Planned Shutdown.
  5. In the Schedule Planned Shutdown screen, select the message that you want to show to the application user about the planned shutdown.

    Select one of the provided messages, or, enter custom text in the provided field.

  6. Select the date and time of the planned shutdown.
  7. Decide how you want PolicyCenter to handle the currently running batch processes (including work queue writers) on the server.
    See About planned server shutdowns for more information on the option.
  8. Click Schedule Shutdown.

Results

After you schedule the shutdown, the Cluster Members screen shows the following for your selected cluster member:

  • The Planned Shutdown column shows the date and time that you initiated the planned shutdown. It also shows the date and time of the actual planned shutdown.
  • The Actions column shows a Cancel Planned Shutdown button. To cancel a planned server shutdown, click Cancel Planned Shutdown.

All PolicyCenter screens, for all users logged into the affected cluster member, display a banner indicating the date and time of the planned shutdown and your selected message.