startcluster

Starts all metadata servers in the cluster and brings them to the full online or offline state.

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>>-startcluster--+----------+--+-------------+-----------------><
                 +- –?----+  '- –offline-'
                 +- –h----+
                 '- –help-'

Parameters

–? | –h | –help
Displays a detailed description of this command, including syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples. If you specify a help option, all other command options are ignored.
–offline
Starts all metadata servers in the cluster in the offline state. This option is useful in disaster recovery situations.

Prerequisites

You must have Operator or Administrator privileges to use the command.

You must be logged in to the operating system on the engine hosting the master metadata server to run this command.

Description

None of the metadata servers in the cluster can be running when using this command.

When you start all of the metadata servers in the cluster using the startcluster command, all of the subordinate metadata servers are brought to the online state. When you start the metadata server using the startserver command, the subordinate metadata servers in the joining state are placed in their previous state after the master metadata server is up and running.

Tip: A message stating that the cluster started successfully does not necessarily mean that the cluster is online.

Example

Start the cluster The following example starts all metadata servers in the cluster in the offline state:
sfscli> startcluster –offline
Cluster started successfully in the offline state.

Parent topic: Administrative commands

Related reference
chadvclusterconfig
chclusterconfig
quiescecluster
resumecluster
statcluster
stopcluster
upgradecluster

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