Overview of Server Shutdown

You shut down the mvBase Server in the same manner regardless of whether the Server is executing as an application or service.

NOTE	The recommended method to stop the Server is to use the :SHUTDOWN Proc from TCL.

You may also stop the Server via the Server tab of the Administration Utility or via the Windows Task bar.

System or Server shutdown generally refers to the process of bringing all system processing to a halt in a controlled way. If mvBase is not shutdown in a controlled way, data could be lost if write-required frames have not been flushed from memory and written back to disk. Proper mvBase shutdown will ensure the integrity of data files. Once mvBase has been shutdown, it may be restarted or the host operating system may be shut down, after which the computer’s power may be turned off.

Restarting the mvBase Server is not a cure-all for every problem the system may be having; nonetheless, there are many situations in which shutting down and restarting the mvBase Server (that is, re-running the initialization programs that set the system environment) may clear various error conditions.