nodeadd.8

NAME

nodeadd - Adds nodes to the xCAT cluster database.

SYNOPSIS

nodeadd noderange groups=groupnames [table.column=value] […]

nodeadd [-v | --version]

nodeadd [-? | -h | --help]

DESCRIPTION

The nodeadd command adds the nodes specified in noderange to the xCAT database. It also stores the any additional attributes specified for these nodes. At least one groupname must be supplied. You should also consider specifying attributes in at least the following tables: nodehm, noderes, nodetype. See the man page for each of these for details. Also see the xcatdb man page for an overview of each table.

The nodeadd command also supports some short cut names as aliases to common attributes. See the nodels man page for details.

OPTIONS

-v|--version

Command Version.

-?|-h|--help

Display usage message.

RETURN VALUE

  1. The command completed successfully.

  2. An error has occurred.

EXAMPLES

  1. To add nodes in noderange node1-node4 with group all:

nodeadd node1-node4 groups=all

  1. To add nodes in noderange node1-node4 to the nodetype table with os=rhel5:

nodeadd node1-node4 groups=all,rhel5 nodetype.os=rhel5

FILES

/opt/xcat/bin/nodeadd

SEE ALSO

nodels(1)|nodels.1, nodech(1)|nodech.1, noderange(3)|noderange.3