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title: "Starting Maintenance Mode on Servers"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneInfrastructure/289800705/Starting%20Maintenance%20Mode%20on%20Servers"
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To start maintenance mode on a NIOS-X server, complete the following:

1. Log in to the Infoblox Portal.
2. Click the **Network > Services & Servers > Servers** tab.
3. Choose a server you want to put in maintenance mode and click **Server Actions** > **Maintenance** > **Start**.
4. In the confirmation dialog, Click **Confirm**.

Note the following when you put a server in maintenance mode:

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