Taking a metadata server offline

This task describes how to take a metadata server offline.

Steps

  1. Perform these steps to take a subordinate metadata server offline. These steps assume that you are using the administrative command-line interface.
    1. Run the stopserver command to stop the metadata server.
    2. Reassign filesets that are currently assigned to the metadata server.
  2. Perform these steps to remove a master metadata server from the cluster. These steps assume that you are using the administrative command-line interface.
    1. Run the stopserver command to stop the master metadata server.
    2. Run the setmaster command from a subordinate metadata server to set a new master.
    3. Reassign filesets that were assigned to the metadata server that you just stopped.

Result

The metadata server is now offline.

Parent topic: Troubleshooting the cluster

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