topic Pause distribution node? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Pause-distribution-node/m-p/1336983#M1250231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We have a QlikView cluster with two backend servers running the Distribution service, and as usual tasks are allotted to the least loaded server when the task is triggered to run.</P><P>What I wonder is if it is possible to "paus" a node, so that it does not receive any new tasks to run, but only finishes any currently running tasks.</P><P>Would this maybe be possible by manually editing LoadBalancer.xml?</P><P></P><P>The aim is to be able to "drain" a distribution node to be able to restart the distribution server without affecting any running tasks.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT Anonymous 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Pause distribution node? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Pause-distribution-node/m-p/1336983#M1250231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We have a QlikView cluster with two backend servers running the Distribution service, and as usual tasks are allotted to the least loaded server when the task is triggered to run.</P><P>What I wonder is if it is possible to "paus" a node, so that it does not receive any new tasks to run, but only finishes any currently running tasks.</P><P>Would this maybe be possible by manually editing LoadBalancer.xml?</P><P></P><P>The aim is to be able to "drain" a distribution node to be able to restart the distribution server without affecting any running tasks.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Pause-distribution-node/m-p/1336983#M1250231 Anonymous 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z