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Enabling quiesce mode

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To enable quiesce mode:
  1. Enable CLI configuration mode.

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
                      
  2. Enable quiesce mode:

    hostname (config) # hx server quiesce
                   
  3. Save your changes:

    hostname (config) # write memory
                      
  4. Check the result:

    hostname (config) # show hx server general

    The following snippet represents the quiesce information from the output of this show command:

    Quiesce Mode:
     App Proc: enabled
     Message Bus: enabled

    Important

    Remember to disable quiesce mode after you finish maintaining Endpoint Security (HX) appliances to ensure they resume generating tasks and accepting alerts.