Command Central 10.11 | Using Composite Templates | How Command Central Processes a Composite Template for Installations of Release 10.3 or Higher | environment.mode=maintenance
 
environment.mode=maintenance
When applying a template in maintenance mode, Command Central runs only the following default steps to update installed products to their current fixes:
Step 1
Validates the composite template, as described in the Validating a Composite Template topic.
Step 2
Pauses and then stops the run-time components on all nodes included in the provision: section of the template. Installs the fixes for the products (and product plug-ins) defined in the inline templates.
Step 3
Starts the run-time components on all nodes. You can control this behavior by adding an options: section in the template and setting the startupLayers: parameter, as described in Options.
Step 4
Executes the resume lifecycle operation on all runtimes.
To control the behavior of the template in maintenance mode, include the maintenance: section in the template definition, as described in Maintenance.