PROCESS STOP Command | bcmadmin | Teradata Business Continuity Manager - PROCESS STOP - Teradata Business Continuity Manager

Teradata® Business Continuity Manager User Guide - 2.02

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Business Continuity Manager
Release Number
2.02
Publication Date
March 2026
Content Type
User Guide
Publication ID
B035-2550-125K
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Product Category
Analytical Ecosystem

Purpose

Stops any Business Continuity Manager registered process.

Syntax

PROCESS STOP [-diag] [-immediate | -timeout secs] {process_id | process_type} reason;

Parameters

-diag
Generates a database system diagnostic log file before the process stops.
-immediate
Stops processes forcefully. Does not shut down processes cleanly.
-timeout secs
Cleanly shuts down processes in the number of seconds you specify (secs). If it does not exit in the indicated time, the process stops forcefully.
processid
Identifier assigned to a specific process.
process type
Type of process to be stopped:
  • endpoint
  • dispatcher
  • sequencer
  • watchdog
reason
The reason for stopping the process. Business Continuity Manager saves this message in the process log. If the <reason> contains white spaces, enclose it in double or single quotes.

Examples

Dispatcher Example

bcmadmin>  process stop region2_dsp_fast 'Stopping standby dispatcher'; 
Successfully sent stop message for process 'region2_dsp_fast'.

Watchdog Example

bcmadmin>  process stop -diag -immediate region1_wdg 'Stopping a watchdog'; 
Successfully sent stop message for process 'region1_wdg'.