MCSG: Removing a node from a cluster¶

Title:: MCSG: Removing a node from a cluster
Author:: Douglas O’Leary <dkoleary@olearycomputers.com>
Description:: MCSG: Removing a node from a cluster
Date created:: 07/2008
Date updated:: 08/2009
Disclaimer:: Standard: Use the information that follows at your own risk. If you screw up a system, don’t blame it on me…

To remove a node from a running cluster, do the following:

Backup the current configuration file.
Halt the node to be removed:
```
cmhaltnode -n ${node}
```
Delete all references to the soon to be removed node in all package config files
Obtain a current cluster configuration file:
```
cmgetconf ${config}
```
Edit the configuraton file and comment out all references to the node to be removed.
cmcheckconf -C ${config}
cmapplyconf -C ${config}