Change Database Server Mode

Change Database Server Mode:

|--+- -k-+------------------------------------------------------|
   +- -m-+
   +- -s-+
   '- -u-'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-k	Takes the database server to offline mode and removes shared memory.	Additional Information: You might want to use this option to reinitialize shared memory. References: See Taking the Database Server to Offline Mode with the -k Option.
-m	Takes the database server from quiescent to online mode .	References: See Bringing the Database Server Online with the -m Option.
-s	Shuts down the database server gracefully.	Additional Information: Users who are using the database server are allowed to finish before the database server comes to quiescent mode, but no new connections are allowed. When all processing is finished, -s takes the database server to quiescent mode. The -s option leaves shared memory intact. References: See Shutting Down the Database Server Gracefully with the -s Option.
-u	Shuts down the database server immediately .	Additional Information: This option brings the database server to quiescent mode without waiting for users to finish their sessions. Their current transactions are rolled back, and their sessions are terminated. References: See Shutting Down the Database Server Immediately with the -u Option.

The following sections describe the options that take the database server from one mode to another.