---
title: "calicoctl datastore migrate lock"
description: "Reference for the calicoctl datastore migrate lock command in Calico Open Source, used to lock a datastore during migration."
product: "Calico Open Source"
version: "3.32 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/datastore/migrate/lock"
---

# calicoctl datastore migrate lock

This sections describes the `calicoctl datastore migrate lock` command.

Read the [calicoctl Overview](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/overview.md) for a full list of calicoctl commands.

## Display the help text for 'calicoctl datastore migrate unlock' command

Run `calicoctl datastore migrate lock --help` to display the following help menu for the command.

```text
Usage:
  calicoctl datastore migrate lock [--config=<CONFIG>]

Options:
  -h --help                 Show this screen.
  -c --config=<CONFIG>      Path to the file containing connection
                            configuration in YAML or JSON format.
                            [default: /etc/calico/calicoctl.cfg]

Description:
  Lock the datastore to prepare it for migration. This prevents any new
  Calico resources from affecting the cluster but does not prevent updating
  or creating new Calico resources.
```

### Examples

Lock the datastore to prepare it for migration so that any changes to the data will not affect the cluster during migration.

```bash
calicoctl datastore migrate lock
```

### General options

```text
-c --config=<CONFIG>     Path to the file containing connection
                         configuration in YAML or JSON format.
                         [default: /etc/calico/calicoctl.cfg]
```

## See also

- [Install calicoctl](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/operations/calicoctl/install.md)
- [Resources](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/resources/overview.md) for details on all valid resources, including file format and schema