diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode index 0be39a42d..91c026ff9 100755 --- a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode +++ b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode @@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=head1 servicenode +=head1 servicenode On AIX and Linux : - This updates the service node with files necessary to access the + This updates the service node with files necessary to access the database on the MasterNode and restarts the xcat daemon - If uses multiple environment variables setup by postage.pm from + If uses multiple environment variables setup by postage.pm from the site table. For Linux: It calls xcatserver and xcatclient script to get the ssh keys, ssl - redentials and cfgloc file and transfer from the MN to the SN - to be able to access the + redentials and cfgloc file and transfer from the MN to the SN + to be able to access the database, setup ssh keys on the nodes and have daemon to daemon commmunication between the SN and MN and have the SN access the DB. For AIX: - The same function in xcatserver and xcatclient is in this script for + The same function in xcatserver and xcatclient is in this script for AIX and thus it does not call xcatserver and xcatclient. - We get the ssh keys, ssl - credentials and cfgloc file for the SN to be able to access the + We get the ssh keys, ssl + credentials and cfgloc file for the SN to be able to access the database, setup ssh keys on the nodes and have daemon to daemon commmunication between the SN and MN and have the SN access the DB. - + =cut