<h4 id="heading-startstop-commands-for-maxdb">Start/Stop commands for MaxDB</h4>
<p>First switch to the sqd&lt;sid&gt; user</p>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">su - sqd&lt;sid&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>Then logon to database manager command line interface</p>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">dbmcli -d &lt;SID&gt; -u &lt;username&gt;,&lt;password&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>Once logged in to dbmcli using your details execute the below commands</p>
<h3 id="heading-stop-command">Stop command</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">db_offline
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-start-command">Start command</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">db_online
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-check-db-state">Check db state</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">db_state
</code></pre>


#### Start/Stop commands for MaxDB

First switch to the sqd&lt;sid&gt; user

```plaintext
su - sqd<sid>
```

Then logon to database manager command line interface

```plaintext
dbmcli -d <SID> -u <username>,<password>
```

Once logged in to dbmcli using your details execute the below commands

### Stop command

```plaintext
db_offline
```

### Start command

```plaintext
db_online
```

### Check db state

```plaintext
db_state
```

SAP Basis snippets #3

Start/Stop commands for MaxDB

Stop command

Start command

Check db state