DEFINE MACHNODEASSOCIATION (Associate a node with a machine)

Use this command to associate client nodes with a machine. During disaster recovery, you can use this information to identify the client nodes that resided on destroyed machines.

The machine must be defined and the nodes registered to IBM Spectrum Protect™.

To retrieve the information, issue the QUERY MACHINE command. This information will be included in the plan file to help you recover the client machines.

A node remains associated with a machine unless the node, the machine, or the association itself is deleted.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

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>>-DEFine MACHNODEAssociation--machine_name----node_name-+-----><

Parameters

machine_name (Required)
Specifies the machine name.
node_name (Required)
Specifies the node names. A node can only be associated with one machine. To specify multiple nodes, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces. You can use wildcard characters to specify a name.

Example: Associate a node with a machine

Associate the node named ACCOUNTSPAYABLE with the machine named DISTRICT5.
define machnodeassociation district5 accountspayable

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to DEFINE MACHNODEASSOCIATION
Command Description
DEFINE MACHINE Defines a machine for DRM.
DELETE MACHINE Deletes a machine.
DELETE MACHNODEASSOCIATION Deletes association between a machine and node.
QUERY MACHINE Displays information about machines.
REGISTER NODE Defines a client node to the server and sets options for that user.
REMOVE NODE Removes a client from the list of registered nodes for a specific policy domain.