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Removing index host nodes by using a direct connection to the database

Updated on July 8, 2022
Applicable to deployments with embedded Elasticsearch.

In a multinode cluster system, the index files required for search can be hosted on one or more nodes. To remove an index host node by using a direct connection to the database, complete the following steps.

  1. Configure the common properties of the prpcUtils.properties file.

    Property name Value
    pega.jdbc.driver.jarPath to the database driver .jar file.
    pega.jdbc.driver.classThe database driver class.
    pega.database.typeDatabase vendor type.
    pega.jdbc.urlURL of your database.
    pega.jdbc.usernameDatabase user name.
    pega.jdbc.password Database password.
    rules.schema.nameIf you use a split schema, the value for the rules schema name. If you do not use a split schema, the value for the schema name.
    data.schema.nameIf you use a split schema, the value for the data schema name.
  2. Configure the index node properties of the prpcUtils.properties file.

    Property name Value
    removeIndexNode.nodeId The node ID of the index node to be removed.
  3. Save and close the prpcUtils.properties file.
  4. Run the prpcUtils.bat or prpcUtils.sh script with the removeIndexNode option, for example:
    prpcUtils.bat removeIndexNode
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