Taking the Database Server to Offline Mode with the -k Option
The onmode -k option takes the database server to offline mode and removes database server shared memory.
A prompt asks for confirmation. Another prompt asks for confirmation to kill user threads before the database server comes offline. If you want to eliminate these prompts, execute the -y option with the -s option.
This option does not kill all client sessions. Use the -u option to avoid hanging client
sessions or virtual server processes.
Important: When you use the
onmode -k command to shut down the database server, utilities that
are waiting for a user response might not terminate. For example,
onspaces might be waiting for y or n to continue. If
this problem occurs, use onmode -uk or -uky instead to roll back
work before removing shared memory. For more information, see the descriptions
of other options on this page.