Terminating a NetApp NDMP session

If an NDMP session is not responding, you can terminate it using the ndmpd kill command. The ndmp kill command allows non-responding sessions to be cleared without the need for a reboot.

Step

1. To terminate an NDMP session, enter the following command: 

ndmpd kill session

session is the specific NDMP session you want to terminate.

Note: If you want to terminate all NDMP sessions, use the "ndmpd killall" command.


To view any or all running sessions run "ndmpd status"

For example:

> ndmpd status ndmpd ON.
Session: 79
Active
version: 4
Operating on behalf of primary host.
tape device: not open
mover state: Idle
data state: Idle
data operation: None


> backup status
ID State Type Device Start Date Level Path
-- ----------- ---- ------ ------------ ----- ---------------
0 RESERVED NDMP
1 RESERVED NDMP
2 RESERVED NDMP
3 RESERVED NDMP
4 RESERVED NDMP
5 RESERVED NDMP
6 RESERVED NDMP
7 RESERVED NDMP
8 RESERVED NDMP
9 RESERVED NDMP
10 RESERVED NDMP
11 RESERVED NDMP
12 RESERVED NDMP
13 RESERVED NDMP
14 RESERVED NDMP
15 RESERVED NDMP
16 RESERVED NDMP
17 RESERVED NDMP
18 RESERVED NDMP
19 RESERVED NDMP
20 RESERVED NDMP
21 RESERVED NDMP
22 RESERVED NDMP
23 RESERVED NDMP
24 RESERVED NDMP
25 RESERVED NDMP
26 RESERVED NDMP
27 RESERVED NDMP


Now I know I can just do:

> backup terminate #