# Start and Stop Processing

This section describes how to start and stop processing, when you have chosen to split processing between multiple Media Servers.

To start processing

- Start processing as described in Start Processing. Send the `Process` action to the upstream Media Server only. You can use the `Config`, `ConfigName`, or `ConfigPath` action parameter to specify the configuration for the upstream Media Server.

  The upstream Media Server automatically starts a session on the downstream Media Server.

To stop processing

- Stop processing as described in Stop Processing. Send the `QueueInfo` action to the upstream Media Server only.

  The upstream Media Server automatically stops the session on the downstream Media Server.

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