Working with Nodes

You can view the status of all nodes from the parent node's central management Overview page.

To monitor node status:

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On the parent node, go to the System > Central management > Overview page.

The parent node displays current node status.

Node information is contained in the following fields:

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Name — Provides the name of the node.

Click on the name to log in to the node.

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Status — The Status field displays the current state of the node.

Click on the Status text to display detailed information about the node. The following statuses are possible:

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OK — The node is functioning and does not require attention.

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Critical — The node requires immediate attention.

Click on the node’s status field for more information.

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Warning – The node does not require immediate attention but should be checked for problems.

Click on the node’s status field for more information.

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Installed release — Provides the name of the installed release for that node.

Click the release name to view the log details for that node.

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Updates — If any updates are available for the installed release, click the provided link to go the Schedule page.

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On the parent node, go to the System > Central management > Overview page.

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Click the Updates tab.

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Locate the relevant child node, and click the Status text of the node.

You are taken to the Node details page.

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Click the Updates header to view the updates available.

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To apply the updates to the node, click Schedule update.

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In the Install updates area, select one of the following options:

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Now — Select to apply the updates to the node immediately.

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Later — From the drop-down list, select when you want the updates applied to the node.

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Click Schedule update. The updates are applied to the node as specified in the previous step and the node is rebooted.

Tip: The node reboots itself upon completing the update installation, so it may be preferable to schedule an installation time.

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From the parent node, go to System > Central management > Overview.

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Locate and select the nodes that require updating. To select all nodes, select the checkbox in the header row.

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Click Schedule release or Schedule update. depending on which update type is required

You are taken to the Schedule node overview page.

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The Release column indicates the installed release for that Node

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If you clicked Schedule update, you have an additional column, Update, which indicates the installed update for that Release

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If you clicked Schedule release, from the Install release panel, choose one of the following:

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Now — Select to apply the release immediately.

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Later — From the drop-down list, choose a convenient time within the next 24 hour period to install the new release, and reboot the nodes.

Click Schedule release.

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If you clicked Schedule update, from the Install updates panel, choose one of the following:

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Now — Select to apply the update immediately.

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Later — From the drop-down list, choose a convenient time within the next 24 hour period to install and reboot the nodes.

Click Schedule update.

When required, you can reboot a child node from the parent node.

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From the parent node, go to System > Central management > Overview.

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Click on the Status text for the node you want to reboot.

You are taken to the Node details page.

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Click Reboot node. The Schedule node reboot page opens. In the Reboot node area, select one of the following options:

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Now — Select to reboot the node immediately.

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Later — From the drop-down list, select when you want to reboot the node.

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Click Schedule reboot. The node is rebooted.