Restart a Member

This procedure describes how to restart a member.

To restart a member

1. In the Application Center snap-in, right-click the member to restart.

2. On the pop-up menu, point to All Tasks, and then click Restart Cluster Member.

3. Click OK to confirm restart of the member.

   Application Center restarts the member immediately.

 Caution   When you restart a member, client requests are not drained and all existing connections are terminated. Users will not be able to connect to the member while it is restarting. Before restarting a member, set it offline and drain existing connections.

Related Topics

• For more information about setting servers offline and draining existing connections, see Set a Member Online or Offline.

• For more information about managing a cluster, see Cluster Management Fundamentals.

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