SAND CDBMS Administration Guide
The SAND Enterprise Service Scripting Language

Working with Octopus Nodes

Displaying Node Information

LSNODE

The LSNODE command lists information about a single Octopus Node, or all Nodes registered with the SAND Enterprise Service.

Syntax:

lsnode [-short] [-all] [-noheader] [-databasepath] [-host] [-port] [node-name]

Options:

-short	Show only Node name, host name and port
-all	(default) Show all information (see descriptions below)
-noheader	Show information without descriptive headers
-databasepath	Show DatabasePath value
-host	Show host name of Node
-port	Show port used to communicate with Octopus
node-name	Show information only about the specified Node

Creating a Node Definition

MKNODE

The MKNODE command creates a Node definition for use by an Octopus instance.

Syntax:

mknode node-name "database-path" host-name port-number

where:

• "database-path" is the location of the database primary (.n00) file
• host-name is the network ID name of the host computer for the Node
• port-number is the port the Octopus Agent on the Node will use to communicate with Octopus.

 

Removing a Node Definition

RMNODE

The RMNODE command removes the specified Node from the Octopus system configuration.

Syntax:

rmnode [-force] node-name

Options:

-force

Suppresses prompts