Locking and Unlocking Server Configurations

Locking a server configuration enables you to limit access to that configuration while you perform backup procedures or database maintenance. When a server configuration is locked, only server administration commands are accepted. For any other command, such as checking out files, the StarTeam Server sends an exception message stating that the server configuration is unavailable.

To unlock your server configuration is locked, click GUID-62077A66-C103-4360-AAEA-03D8370666FE-low.gif.

  1. Open the Server Administration tool and select the server configuration.
    Note: You must access the Server Administration tool on the computer where the StarTeam Server is installed.
  2. Click GUID-CA2CF84A-AA30-470A-BAC4-C021E37CD5E8-low.gif (Lock Server).
  3. On the resulting dialog, indicate whether you want to:
    Lock server
    This option allows minimal administrative options, primarily, start, shutdown, lock and unlock operations. It is usually done for backup operations in environments where server activity is not 24/7.
    Lock the server for exclusive use by <user name>
    This option, which displays the logon name for the user, allows a user to lock the server for his or her use only.
    A dialog box opens indicating that the server configuration is locked.
  4. Click OK.
Note: If a locked server configuration is restarted, it will become unlocked.
Parent topic: Creating, Running, and Managing Server Configurations