Utilities 7-69
Kill an OnLine Server Process
Kill an OnLine Server ProcessWarning: Do not kill an OnLine database server process that is in a critical section
of code or is holding a latch. If you do, OnLine initiates an abort.
Refer topage 2-32 for instructions on how to determine if an OnLine
database server process is in a critical section of code or is holding a latch.
Kill an OnLine TransactionWarning: If you have installedIBM Informix STAR and you kill an OnLine trans-
action,you can leave your client/server database system in an inconsistent state. This
should be avoided if possible.
Thetbmode -Z command is not valid until the amount of time specified by
the configuration parameter TXTIMEOUT has been exceeded. Refer to page
page 9-57.
The-Z option should rarely be used and only by an administrator of an
OnLine database server that is configured for use withIBM Informix STAR.
All discussion oftbmode -Z address is contained in Chapter 9, “Product
Environment.”
-zpid kills an OnLine database server process associated with the
process identification number pid.
-Zaddress kills an OnLine transaction associated with the shared-mem-
oryaddress address. The address is available from the Transac-
tion section oftbstat -u output.
-zpid
Kill an OnLine
Server Process
-Zaddress
Kill an OnLine
Transaction