removeNode command

The removeNode command returns a node from a Network Deployment distributed administration cell to a standalone WebSphere Application Server installation.

The removeNode command only removes the node-specific configuration from the cell. This command does not uninstall any applications that were installed as the result of executing an addNode command. Such applications can subsequently deploy on additional servers in the Network Deployment cell. As a consequence, an addNode command with the -includeapps option ran after a removeNode command does not move the applications into the cell because they already exist from the first addNode command. The resulting application servers added on the node do not contain any applications. To deal with this situation, add the node and use the deployment manager to manage the applications. Add the applications to the servers on the node after it is incorporated into the cell. The removeNode command does the following:

• Stops all of the running server processes in the node, including the node agent process.

• Removes the configuration documents for the node from the cell repository by sending commands to the deployment manager.

• Copies the original application server cell configuration into the active configuration.

You must have the following privileges or authorities to use the removeNode command:

• Your user profile must have *ALLOBJ authority or must have read and execute authority to the removeNode Qshell script.

Depending on the size and location of the new node you remove from the cell, this command can take a few minutes to complete.

Note: An application server node that is built as part of a cell profile creation does not have an original configuration, therefore the removeNode command is not able to restore the node to a usable base configuration. If you use the removeNode command on a node that was created during cell profile creation, the command will indicate that the node removal utility is unable to remove the node and restore the node to a base configuration.

To successfully remove a node that was federated as part of a cell profile creation, use the manageprofiles command to delete the profile for the node. Once the profile for the node is deleted, use the cleanupNode command on Deployment Manager to remove the node configuration from the cell repository. A new profile can be created using the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command.

Syntax

removeNode [options]

Parameters

The following options are available for the removeNode command:

-force

Cleans up the local node configuration regardless of whether you can reach the deployment manager for cell repository cleanup. After using the -force parameter, you may need to use the cleanupNode command on the deployment manager.

-logfile <fileName>

Location of the log file to which trace information is written. By default, the log file is named removeNode.log and is created in the logs directory of the profile for the node being removed.

-password <password>

Password for authentication if security is enabled.

-profileName

Defines the profile of the Application Server process in a multi-profile installation. The -profileName option is not required for running in a single profile environment. The default for this option is the default profile.

-quiet

Suppresses the progress information that the removeNode command prints in normal mode.

-replacelog

Replaces the log file instead of appending to the current log.

-trace

Generates trace information into a file for debugging purposes.

-user <name>

User name for authentication if security is enabled. Acts the same as the -username option.

-username <name>

User name for authentication if security is enabled. Acts the same as the -user option.

-help

Prints a usage statement.

-?

Prints a usage statement.

Usage scenario

The following examples demonstrate correct syntax:

removeNode -quiet

removeNode -profileName mynode 
removeNode -trace (produces the removeNode.log file)

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