Removing index host nodes by using a direct connection to the database
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.
- Configure the common properties of the
prpcUtils.properties
file.Property name Value pega.jdbc.driver.jar
Path to the database driver .jar file. pega.jdbc.driver.class
The database driver class. pega.database.type
Database vendor type. pega.jdbc.url
URL of your database. pega.jdbc.username
Database user name. pega.jdbc.password
Database password. rules.schema.name
If 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.name
If you use a split schema, the value for the data schema name. - 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. - Save and close the
prpcUtils.properties
file. - Run the
prpcUtils.bat
orprpcUtils.sh
script with the removeIndexNode option, for example:prpcUtils.bat removeIndexNode
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