Adaptive Server version 12.5.4 includes the following new syntax for shutdown:
shutdown [srvname] [with {wait [="hh:mm:ss"] | nowait}]]
srvname
is the logical name by which the Backup Server is known in the Adaptive Server sysservers system table. This parameter is not required when shutting down the local Adaptive Server.
with wait
is the default. This shuts down the Adaptive Server or Backup Server gracefully.
hh:mm:ss
is an optional setting that specifies the maximum time the server waits for all running or sleeping processes to finish their job.
with nowait
shuts down the Adaptive Server or Backup Server immediately, without waiting for currently executing statements to finish.
Using shutdown with nowait can lead
to gaps in IDENTITY column values.
