nodetool nodesyncservice enable

Starts up the NodeSync service on the connected host.

Starts up the NodeSync service on the connected host. By default, NodeSync service automatically starts with DataStax Enterprise, but keyspaces and tables must be explicitly opted in.

Use Lifecycle Manager for .

Synopsis

nodetool [connection_options] nodesyncservice enable
[-t timeoutSec]
Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions Description
UPPERCASE Literal keyword.
Lowercase Not literal.
Italics Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.
[ ] Optional. Square brackets ( [ ] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
( ) Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
| Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
... Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
'Literal string' Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
{ key:value } Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
<datatype1,datatype2> Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
cql_statement; End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.
[ -- ] Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
' <schema> ... </schema> ' Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
@xml_entity='xml_entity_type' Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.

Definition

The short form and long form parameters are comma-separated.

Connection options

-h, --host hostname
The hostname or IP address of a remote node or nodes. When omitted, the default is the local machine.
-p, --port jmx_port
The JMX port number.
-pw, --password jmxpassword
The JMX password for authenticating with secure JMX. If a password is not provided, you are prompted to enter one.
-pwf, --password-file jmx_password_filepath
The filepath to the file that stores JMX authentication credentials.
-u, --username jmx_username
The user name for authenticating with secure JMX.

Command arguments

-t seconds, --timeout seconds

Time to wait in seconds for the service to start.

Default: 120 (2 minutes).

Examples

Start up the NodeSync service on the local host

  1. Run the enable command:
    nodetool nodesyncservice enable
  2. Check the status:
    nodetool nodesyncservice status --boolean-output
    true

Start up the NodeSync service on the host northeast

  1. Run the enable command:
    nodetool -h northeast nodesyncservice enable
  2. Check the status:
    nodetool -h northeast nodesyncservice status
    The NodeSync service is running