`mc admin service`

Description

The mc admin service command can restart or unfreeze MinIO servers.

mc admin service affects all MinIO servers in the target deployment at the same time. The command interrupts in-progress API operations on the MinIO deployment. Use caution when issuing this command to a deployment.

Use mc admin on MinIO Deployments Only

MinIO does not support using mc admin commands with other S3-compatible services, regardless of their claimed compatibility with MinIO deployments.

Examples

Restart MinIO Servers in Target Deployment

The following example uses the default myminio alias. The myminio alias points to a local minio server running on port 9000. See <installation instructions> for more information on installing and running a local minio server instance.

See mc alias for more information on aliases.

mc admin service restart myminio

Resume S3 Calls on a Target Deployment

See mc alias for more information on aliases.

mc admin service unfreeze myminio

Syntax

mc admin service has the following syntax:

mc admin service COMMAND [ARGUMENTS]

mc admin service supports the following commands:

restart

Restarts MinIO servers. If needed, the command may suggest restarting the node based on the status.

mc admin service restart has the following syntax:

mc admin service restart ALIAS

Specify the alias of a configured MinIO deployment. restart restarts all MinIO servers in the deployment.

unfreeze

Restart S3 API calls on a MinIO cluster.

mc admin service unfreeze has the following syntax:

mc admin service unfreeze ALIAS

Specify the alias of a configured MinIO deployment.