Stopping Archiving Operations

In existing SAM-QFS environments, you must stop all archiving operations before you unmount the file systems.

You can idle or stop archiving activity from the SAM-QFS Manager software.

How to Stop Archiving Operations From SAM-QFS Manager

1. From the Servers page, click the name of the server for which you want to control archiving activity.

   The File Systems Summary page is displayed.

2. Click the Archive Administration node in the navigation tree and click the Archive Activity sub-node.

   The Activity Management page is displayed.

3. In the Archiving section of the page, select the radio button next to the option that you want to control, and click Submit Job:

   • Idle - Stops archiving after it reaches a logical point in the process

   • Stop - Immediately stops the archiving process

4. To view the progress of the archiving activity, click the Jobs sub-node under the System Administration node in the navigation tree and look for the job that you submitted.

   For complete information about controlling archiving activity from SAM-QFS Manager, see the SAM-QFS Manager online help.

How to Stop Archiving Operations From the Command Line

1. Idle each removable media drive configured in your mcf file.

   This step enables the archiver, stager, and other processes to complete current operations. Use this command in the following format:

   samcmd idle eq

   For eq, specify the equipment number of the device as defined in your mcf file.

   You can also idle the drives by using the samuoperator utility. For more information about the samcmd command, see samcmd(1M) in Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager 5.3 Reference Manual.

2. If you are upgrading from a Sun StorageTek SAM 4U0 system, use the samcmd aridle command to idle the archiver:

   # samcmd aridle

3. Stop all operations.

   # samd stop