DEFINE NODEGROUP (Define a node group)

Use this command to define a node group. A node group is a group of client nodes that are acted upon as if they were a single entity. A node can be a member of one or more node groups.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system or unrestricted policy privilege.

Syntax

Parameters

group_name: Specifies the name of the node group that you want to create. The maximum length of the name is 64 characters. The specified name may not be the same as any existing client node name.
DESCription: Specifies a description of the node group. This parameter is optional. The maximum length of the description is 255 characters. Enclose the description in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

Example: Define a node group

Define a node group named group1.

define nodegroup group1

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to DEFINE NODEGROUP
Command	Description
DEFINE BACKUPSET	Defines a previously generated backup set to a server.
DEFINE NODEGROUPMEMBER	Adds a client node to a node group.
DELETE BACKUPSET	Deletes a backup set.
DELETE NODEGROUP	Deletes a node group.
DELETE NODEGROUPMEMBER	Deletes a client node from a node group.
GENERATE BACKUPSET	Generates a backup set of a client's data.
QUERY BACKUPSET	Displays backup sets.
QUERY NODEGROUP	Displays information about node groups.
UPDATE BACKUPSET	Updates a retention value associated with a backup set.
UPDATE NODEGROUP	Updates the description of a node group.