QUERY NODEGROUP (Query a node group)

Use this command to display the node groups defined on the server.

Privilege class

Any administrator can issue this command.

Syntax

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                    .-*----------.   
>>-Query NODEGroup--+------------+------------------------------>
                    '-group_name-'   

   .-Format--=--Standard-----.   
>--+-------------------------+---------------------------------><
   '-Format--=--+-Standard-+-'   
                '-Detailed-'     

Parameters

group_name
Specifies the name of the node group to display. To specify multiple names, use a wildcard character. This parameter is optional. The default is to display all node groups.
Format
Specifies how the information is displayed. This parameter is optional. The default value is STANDARD. Possible values are:
Standard
Specifies that partial information is displayed.
Detailed
Specifies that complete information is displayed. To display the members of the node group, you must specify FORMAT=DETAILED.

Example: List node groups on the server

Display the node groups defined on the server. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.
query nodegroup
Node Group Name                Node Group Description
--------------------------     ------------------------------
DEPT_ED                        Education department
GROUP1                         Low cap client nodes.

Example: Display detailed node group information

Display complete information about all node groups and determine which client nodes belong to which node groups. See Field descriptions for field descriptions.
query nodegroup format=detailed
               Node Group Name: DEPT_ED
        Node Group Description: Education department
Last Update by (administrator): SERVER_CONSOLE
         Last Update Date/Time: 04/21/2006 10:59:03
          Node Group Member(s): EDU_1 EDU_7
        
               Node Group Name: GROUP1
        Node Group Description: Low cap client nodes.
Last Update by (administrator): SERVER_CONSOLE
         Last Update Date/Time: 04/21/2006 10:59:16
          Node Group Member(s): CHESTER REX NOAH JARED

Field descriptions

Node Group Name
The name of the node group.
Node Group Description
The description for the node group.
Last Update by (administrator)
The name of the administrator that defined or most recently updated the node group.
Last Update Date/Time
The date and time that an administrator defined or most recently updated the node group.
Node Group Member(s)
The members of the node group.

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to QUERY NODEGROUP
Command Description
DEFINE BACKUPSET Defines a previously generated backup set to a server.
DEFINE NODEGROUP Defines a group of nodes.
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.
UPDATE BACKUPSET Updates a retention value associated with a backup set.
UPDATE NODEGROUP Updates the description of a node group.