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removeNode command

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

For more information about where to run this command, see the Using command tools article. You must have Administrator privileges to use the removeNode function.

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:

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

Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:
removeNode [options]
All arguments are optional.

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>
Specifies the 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>
Specifies the 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>
Specifies the user name for authentication if security is enabled. Acts the same as the -username option.
-username <name>
Specifies the 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 -trace (produces the removeNode.log file)



Related tasks
Managing nodes
Related reference
addNode command best practices
addNode command
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