Stopping an AIX client

This topic provides information about stopping an AIX® client.

Context

You can use the rmstclient command or a series of manual steps to stop the AIX client. The client driver is automatically stopped by stopping the operating system.

Steps

  1. If you are using the rmstclient command:
    1. Type rmstclient and press Enter to unmount SAN File System, remove the SAN File System virtual client, and unload the SAN File System driver from the client system.
  2. If you are manually stopping the client:
    1. Type stfsclient –query –kmname <PATH to kernel extension> and press Enter to display a list of installed clients.
    2. Type stfsumount mount_point and press Enter to unmount the global namespace, where
      mount_point
      The directory that you created to mount to the global namespace.
      An example would be:
      # /usr/tank/client/bin/stfsumount /mnt/tank
      
      HSTUM0007I Unmounted the file system image with vfsnumber 14
    3. Type ./stfsclient –destroy [client_name] –kmname <PATH to kernel extension that was given to stfsdriver command> and press Enter to remove the client instance, where
      client_name
      The name of the SAN File System client. The default is the host name of the client machine.
      client_IP_address
      The IP address of the client machine.
      An example would be:
      # /usr/tank/client/bin/stfsclient -destroy fvt4-c3-aix.2 -kmname /usr/tank/client/bin/stfs
      
      HSTCL0042I Client fvt4-c3-aix.2 destroyed.
    4. Type stfsdriver –unload <PATH to kernel extension that was given to stfsdriver -load command> and press Enter to unload the kernel module.
      An example would be:
      # /usr/tank/client/bin/stfsdriver -unload /usr/tank/client/bin/stfs
      
      unloadmsg=HSTDR0033I SAN File System driver shut down successfully.
      HSTDR0035I The kernel extension 9434d3c was unloaded successfully.

Parent topic: Stopping a client

Related concepts
Clients

Related tasks
Starting an AIX client

Related reference
rmstclient
stfsclient
stfsdriver
stfsumount

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