Set a Member Online or Offline
Use this procedure to set a member offline or to bring a member online. A member that is offline is no longer receiving new requests for content, but it might still be synchronized with the controller. When setting members offline, you can specify a period of time for the server to drain existing client connections. This option helps prevent disruptions in client connections because it allows these connections to complete before the member is taken offline.
To set a member offline
In the Application Center snap-in, right-click the member to set offline.
On the pop-up menu, click Set Offline.
The Set Offline dialog box appears.
To set a member offline immediately, click Take offline now.
To specify a period of time for the member to drain existing connections, click Drain current connections for, and then enter the time to drain the member's current connections.
Click OK.
To set a member online
In the Application Center snap-in, right-click the member to set online.
On the pop-up menu, click Set Online.
Related Topics
For more information about managing a cluster, see Cluster Management Fundamentals.
For more information about using the command line to set members online or offline, see LOADBALANCE Command.
For more information about monitors that can take a member offline, see Thresholds and Actions.
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