TS/MP 2.5 System Management Manual
Using the Break Key During Shutdown
You can use the Break key during shutdown to return the PATHCOM prompt without affecting the
execution of the shutdown process. Returning the PATHCOM prompt allows you to investigate the
state of the system (for example, issue a STATUS PATHWAY command), examine or stop any
object, or escalate the shutdown process.
Escalating the Shutdown Process
After you have issued a SHUTDOWN2 command with MODE ORDERLY or MODE ABORT, you can
escalate the shutdown process by pressing the Break key and entering a more forceful SHUTDOWN2
option.
Considerations
• The SHUTDOWN2 command performs:
Stops all Pathway/iTS TERM objects
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Stops all Pathway/iTS TCPs
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Stops all SERVER objects
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Stops the PATHWAY object
• These PATHCOM commands are disabled when the PATHMON process is shutting down the
PATHMON environment:
Commands Disabled During SHUTDOWN StateCommand Type
START PATHWAYPRIMARY PATHMONControl commands
SWITCH PATHMON
START
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ADD
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Server class commands
THAWALTER
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DELETE
REFRESH-CODE
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ADD
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TCP commands
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(Pathway/iTS product only)
START
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ALTER
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SWITCHDELETE
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PRIMARY
DELETE
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ADD
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Program commands
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(Pathway/iTS product only)
RUNALTER
RESUME
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ADD
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Terminal commands
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(Pathway/iTS product only)
START
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ALTER
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SUSPENDDELETE
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INSPECT
TELLDELETETell commands
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(Pathway/iTS product only)
• Use the ORDERLY option, for example, for epilogue processing (when the application requires
the server process to write out totals before stopping).
• The ABORT option allows send operations to complete, but work does not necessarily stop on
transaction boundaries. If it is important to your application to complete outstanding
transactions, use the ORDERLY option. The ABORT option, like the ORDERLY option, allows
epilogue processing to complete before the server process is stopped.
• Upon successful completion of the shutdown process, the PATHMON process is stopped.
• For more information on strategies for shutting down a Pathway environment, see “Starting
and Stopping a PATHMON Environment” (page 34).
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