shutdown instance

Shuts down the instance by executing a Transact-SQL shutdown command.

Syntax

shutdown instance [instance_name] [nowait] 

Parameters

Examples

Usage

  • Shutting down the last instance in a cluster also shuts down the cluster.

  • sybcluster prompts for confirmation before shutting down the instance.

  • If the cluster is managed by VCS, shutdown instance fails. You must use VCS shut-down mechanisms to shut down the instance.