The FL Server locks the FLDB entry for a DCE LFS or non-LFS fileset before the Fileset Server executes any operations on it. A fileset with a locked FLDB entry is not affected by any other fileset manipulation operations such as moving or backing up a fileset. This immunity from other operations prevents inconsistencies or corruption that can result from multiple simultaneous operations on a fileset. You can use the fts lock command to lock an FLDB entry and prevent an fts command from accessing it. You may want to lock an entry when you suspect it may be in error to prevent anyone from writing to it while you check the problem.
If an fts command operation fails prematurely, the FLDB entries can remain locked, preventing you from executing commands that can correct the problems. You can use the fts lsft and fts lsfldb commands to examine locked FLDB entries; you can use the fts unlock command to unlock a specific FLDB entry.
The fts unlockfldb command lets you unlock a set of entries based on the options you provide. When you
· Provide no options, all locked entries are unlocked
· Specify a File Server machine with the -server option, all locked entries with that machine in a site definition are unlocked
· Specify an aggregate with the -aggregate option and a File Server machine with the -server option, all locked entries with that aggregate and that machine in a site definition are unlocked
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Determining Whether an FLDB Entry is Locked
Unlocking Multiple FLDB Entries