> Does an IB database running on a single IB server have the ability to
> be stopped/started independently of any other database running on the
> same server, for example in the case of an unresolvable deadlock. ?

IB "resolves" deadlocks for you in a standard fashion:
if deadlock situation persists more that 10 secs (configurable in ibconfig file),
IB chooses one of participating statements and ends it, returning 'deadlock' error.

And yes, you can shut-down single database,
but you really do not need it to solve deadlocks.

Ivan
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