Using the admintools command line we can create all types of routines and scripts.
[dbadmin@bih001 ~]$ admintools -t start_db -F -d test -p test
Starting nodes:
v_test_node0001 (127.0.0.1)
Starting Vertica on all nodes. Please wait, databases with large catalogs may take a while to initialize.
Node Status: v_test_node0001: (INITIALIZING)
Node Status: v_test_node0001: (INITIALIZING)
Node Status: v_test_node0001: (UP)
Running upgrade hooks
Database test started successfully
Where the -t option is pointing to the tool is about to be used the -F it forces the start, -d it point to the database name, -p is the password.
[dbadmin@bih001 ~]$ admintools -t stop_db -F -d test -p test
Issuing shutdown command to database
Database test stopped successfully
Where the -t option is pointing to the tool is about to be used the -F it forces the stop in case any session are still running, -d it point to the database name, -p is the password.