This task describes how to take a metadata server offline.
Steps
- Perform these steps to take a subordinate metadata server offline.
These steps assume that you are using the administrative command-line interface.
- Run the stopserver command to stop the metadata server.
- Reassign filesets that are currently assigned to the metadata server.
- Perform these steps to remove a master metadata server from the
cluster. These steps assume that you are using the administrative
command-line interface.
- Run the stopserver command to stop the master metadata
server.
- Run the setmaster command from a subordinate metadata
server to set a new master.
- Reassign filesets that were assigned to the metadata server that you just
stopped.
Result
The metadata server is now offline.