Use the commands in this section to stop the MTA process, and then restart it after the maintenance activity is done.
To stop the MTA process:
Enable the CLI configuration mode:
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Stop the MTA process:
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta stop
Verify your change:
hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status
To restart the MTA process:
Enable the CLI configuration mode:
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Restart the MTA process:
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta start
Verify your change:
hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status
Examples
The following example stops the MTA process.
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta stop The MTA has been stopped. No email will be processed. hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status Congestion Control in effect? no Interface Disabled: no MTA Process Status: stopped
The following example restarts the MTA process.
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta start Restarting the MTA. Check 'show email-analysis mta status' to see status. hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status Congestion Control in effect? no Interface Disabled: no MTA Process Status: running