# Offline

The Distributed Action Handler preserves the online/offline status of the virtual databases (VDBs) between restart. An up-to-date record of the online/offline status of each VDB is stored in a status file (status.dat).

You can define the location of the status file in the StatusFileDirectory configuration parameter. The default is `./status`.

The status file has the same format as a standard configuration file. You can edit the `Offline` parameter in the status file before Distributed Action Handler startup to set the status of a VDB to offline.

Type: | Long
Default: |
Allowed Range: | Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9999
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | Server
Example: | `[VDBs] Offline=2,5`
See Also: | StatusFileDirectory VirtualDatabases

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