POS Transaction Analyzer User and Installation Guide, SST Version 1.2

Troubleshooting HP NonStop POS Transaction Analyzer 134
7-7 Node Management Utility
The Node Management utility is a command line utility to modify the node configuration in the Elink
configuration file as well as in the POS/TA Database.
Table 7-1 Arguments for Node Management Utility for Database Information
Database Authentication Mode Argument Description
SQL Authentication -server=<server name> The server name.
Default: Local
-db=<database name> The Database name.
Default: POSDB
-sqlauth Use SQL authentication. The authentication is set to Windows
mode by default.
-username=<user name> The User name if SQL authentication is used.
-password=<password> The password if SQL authentication is used.
Windows Authentication -server=<server name> The server name.
Default: Local
-db=<database name> The Database name.
Default: POSDB
NOTE: Ellipsis (…) will signify the database parameters.
Table 7-2 Node Management utility Commands
Task Command Output
View all Configured Nodes NodeMgt.exe –viewNodes … Show all the nodes available in the database.
Add a new node in the
POS/TA
NodeMgt.exe -addNode -
node=<node name> -ip=<ip address>
-port=<port> …
Add a new node.
The entry for the node will be added in the Elink
configuration file as well as the database.
Delete an Existing Node NodeMgt.exe -deleteNode -
node=<node name> …
Delete an existing node.
The entry for the node will be deleted from the Elink
configuration file as well as the database.
Modify IP Address/Port of
an Existing Node
NodeMgt.exe -modifyNode -
node=<node name> -newIP=<new ip
address> -newPort=<new port> …
Modify the IP address and port number of an existing
node.
Examples:
1. To view existing nodes
a. While using SQL authentication
nodemgt.exe -viewnodes –server=(local) –db=POSDB -sqlauth –username=sa –
password=*****
b. While using Windows authentication
NODEMGT.EXE -VIEWNODES –SERVER=(LOCAL) –DB=POSDB
2. To delete nodes
a. While using SQL authentication
nodemgt.exe -deletenode –node=”\NODE1” –server=(local) –db=POSDB -sqlauth
–username=sa –password=*****
b. While using Windows authentication
nodemgt.exe -deletenode –node=”\NODE1” –server=(local) –db=POSDB”