The Shutdown menu functions switch the database server from WARM into COLD mode. This is displayed as OFFLINE mode.
If Exit is used in COLD mode to leave CONTROL, a window is displayed providing the STOP button. This button can be used to completely shut down the database server, before terminating CONTROL.
The Shutdown / Cold menu function is only provided in WARM mode to switch the ADABAS server into COLD mode. A screen is displayed which allows the user to cancel the function, perform a normal Shutdown (all transactions can regularly be terminated), or perform a Shutdown Quick that aborts any existing connections and transactions.
The Shutdown / Offline menu function shuts down the ADABAS server. In WARM mode, a screen is displayed which allows the user to cancel the function, perform a normal Shutdown, or perform a Shutdown Quick. Afterwards, the ADABAS server is in OFFLINE mode.
For a serverdb belonging to a distributed database, Shutdown shuts down the local serverdb passing the MAJORITY status to the serverdbs remaining in the network. Shutdown Quick disconnects a serverdb from the network; in consequence, pending transactions can occur and the serverdb that shuts down does not pass the MAJORITY status.
A normal Shutdown fails when the serverdb that shuts down was connected to the network and the shutdown is done simultaneously with a connect or disconnect of other serverdbs.