Taking a service group offline

To take a service group offline, follow these steps:

To take a service group offline from Cluster Explorer configuration tree

  1. In the Service Groups tab of the configuration tree, right-click the service group.

    or

    Click a cluster in the configuration tree, click the Service Groups tab, and right-click the service group icon in the view panel.

  2. Click Offline, and click the appropriate system from the menu. Click All Systems to take the group offline on all systems.

To take a service group offline from the Cluster Explorer toolbar

  1. Click Offline Service Group in the Cluster Explorer toolbar.
  2. Enter the details of the service group:
    • Click the service group.

    • For global groups, select the cluster in which to take the group offline.

    • Click the system on which to take the group offline, or click All Systems.

    • Click Show Command in the bottom left corner if you want to view the command associated with the service group. Click Hide Command to close the view of the command.

    • Click OK.

To take a service group offline from Command Center

  1. In the Command Center configuration tree, expand Commands > Operations > Controls > Offline Service Group.

    or

    Click Take service group offline in the Command Center toolbar.

  2. Click the service group.
  3. For global groups, select the cluster in which to take the group offline.
  4. Click the system on which to take the group offline, or click the All Systems check box.
  5. Click Apply.