The [computer] section has no real significance other than serving as a way to avoid the need of defining host names for each node in the system. All parameters mentioned here are required.
| Version (or later) | NDB 8.0.13 |
|---|---|
| Type or units | string |
| Default | [...] |
| Range | ... |
| Restart Type | IS (NDB 8.0.13) |
This is a unique identifier, used to refer to the host computer elsewhere in the configuration file.
The computer ID is not the same as the node ID used for a management, API, or data node. Unlike the case with node IDs, you cannot use NodeId in place of Id in the [computer] section of the config.ini file.
| Version (or later) | NDB 8.0.13 |
|---|---|
| Type or units | name or IP address |
| Default | [...] |
| Range | ... |
| Restart Type | N (NDB 8.0.13) |
This is the computer's hostname or IP address.
Restart types. Information about the restart types used by the parameter descriptions in this section is shown in the following table:
Table 23.8 NDB Cluster restart types
| Symbol | Restart Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N | Node | The parameter can be updated using a rolling restart (see Section 23.5.5, “Performing a Rolling Restart of an NDB Cluster”) |
| S | System | All cluster nodes must be shut down completely, then restarted, to effect a change in this parameter |
| I | Initial | Data nodes must be restarted using the
--initial option |