Query Node

The query node command displays all the nodes for which an administrative user ID has authority to perform operations. You are prompted for the IBM Spectrum Protect administrator ID.

Ideally, the administrative user ID has at least client owner authority over the client workstation node they are using either from the command line or from the web.

Use the type option to specify the type of node to filter for. The following are the valid values:
  • Mac OS X operating systemsWindows operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsnas
  • client
  • server
  • any
The default is any.
Note: When the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware license file is installed on a vStorage backup server, the platform string that is stored on the IBM Spectrum Protect server is set to TDP VMware for every nodename that is used on that machine. The platform string can be used in the context of PVU calculations. If a nodename is being used to back up the machine with standard Backup-Archive client functions (for example, file-level or image backup), then this platform string would be interpreted as a client for the purposes of PVU calculations.

For more information about processor value units, see Estimating processor value units in the IBM Spectrum Protect server documentation.

Mac OS X operating systemsWindows operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systems

Supported Clients

This command is valid for all clients.

Syntax

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Parameters

Table 1. Query Node command: Related options
Option Where to use
type Command line only.
Windows operating systemsscrolllines Windows operating systemsClient options file (dsm.opt) or command line.
Mac OS X operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsscrolllines Mac OS X operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsClient user options file (dsm.opt) or command line.
Windows operating systemsscrollprompt Windows operating systemsClient options file (dsm.opt) or command line.
Mac OS X operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsscrollprompt Mac OS X operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsClient user options file (dsm.opt) or command line.

Examples

Mac OS X operating systemsWindows operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsTask
Mac OS X operating systemsWindows operating systemsOracle Solaris operating systemsLinux operating systemsAIX operating systemsDisplay all NAS nodes.

Command: query node -type=nas

Mac OS X operating systemsTask
Mac OS X operating systemsDisplay all client nodes that are backup-archive clients.

Command: query node -type=client