Command line parameters

This section describes all available parameters of the Sybase IQ ETL server. For more detailed information on the usage of these parameters, refer to the usage section.

You can always get an overview of the parameters available by typing GridNode --help, or GridNode -h on the command line. The console output will show you the long and the short form of each parameter, for example:

--version,  -V    Displays version information

NoteThe full parameter name is always prefixed by two minus signs, whereas the short form has only one.

Table 8-1: Command line parameters

Group

Full

Short

Unix

Win

Description

System Service

install

inst

yet

yes

Installs the application as Unix Daemon or Windows System Service

System Service

remove

Rm

yes

yes

Removes Daemon or System Service start

System Service

setoptions

So

no

yes

Sets the command line options to be used when running as Windows System Service

System Service

getoptions

Go

no

yes

Prints the command line options to be used when running as Windows System Service

System Service

background

bg

yes

no

System Service

no_pidfile

nopid

yes

no

Logging

console

con

yes

yes

Writes detailed error information and trace messages on the console

Logging

tracelevel

tl

yes

yes

Sets the tracelevel for debugging from 0 (no trace) to 5 (very verbose)

Communication

server

s

yes

yes

Identifies the remote server to be used

Communication

port

p

yes

yes

Identifies the port number to operate on

Info

version

V

yes

yes

Identifies the application version information

Info

help

h

yes

yes

Identifies the short list of parameters

Info

licenses

ll

yes

yes

Identifies the short information about the licenses available and their respective status

Node

nodelist

nl

yes

yes

Lists known peer nodes

Node

shutdown

sh

yes

yes

Shuts down the node