Shutting down a server cleanly
Before upgrading a Domino server, it’s important to shut down the server cleanly, without errors or hangs.
About this task
Procedure
- Run nsd -kill.
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With the Domino server shut down, run a Domino maintenance task against a
non-existent database. For example, run c:\domino>nfixup.exe
fred.nsf, which generates output like this:
c:\domino> nfixup.exe fred.nsf Restart Analysis (117 MB): 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Recovery Manager: Recovery being performed for DB d:\notefile\mail.box Recovery Manager: Recovery being performed for DB d:\notefile\names.nsf Recovery Manager: Recovery being performed for DB d:\notefile\log.nsf Restart Replay (116 MB): 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 04/22/2018 04:33:03 PM Recovery Manager: Restart Recovery complete. (3/2 databases needed full/partial recovery) 04/22/2018 04:33:07 PM Informational, rebuild view needed - collection object was deleted (reading d:\notefile\names.nsf view note Title:'($Servers)') 04/22/2018 04:33:08 PM Informational, rebuilding view - container integrity lost (reading d:\notefile\names.nsf view note Title:'($Servers)') 04/22/2018 04:33:08 PM Informational, rebuild view needed - collection object was deleted (reading d:\notefile\names.nsf view note Title:'($Servers)') 04/22/2018 04:33:10 PM Database Fixup: Started 04/22/2018 04:33:10 PM Database Fixup: The pathname 'd:\notefile\fred' was not found: File does not exist 04/22/2018 04:33:10 PM Database Fixup: Shutdown