Did you check the Command Reference manual?? It plainly states that this
is a "local alias", an "arbitrary name" that you pick that is
"meaningful" to you. The CATALOG DATABASE command uses the node name to
identify where the database is located.
Phil Sherman
> can anyone explain what should be given for Nodename entry in the
> 'catalog TCPIP" command ...... pls let me what exactly is NODE
> ..........
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> Gladiator