chain - a table in the xCAT database.
chain Attributes: node, currstate, currchain, chain, ondiscover, comments, disable
Controls what operations are done (and it what order) when a node is discovered and deployed.
The node name or group name.
The current chain state for this node. Set by xCAT.
The current execution chain for this node. Set by xCAT. Initialized from chain and updated as chain is executed.
A comma-delimited chain of actions to be performed automatically for this node. Valid values: discover, boot or reboot, install or netboot, runcmd=<cmd>, runimage=<image>, shell, standby. (Default - same as no chain). Example, for BMC machines use: runcmd=bmcsetup,standby.
What to do when a new node is discovered. Valid values: nodediscover.
Any user-written notes.
Set to 'yes' or '1' to comment out this row.
nodels(1), chtab(8), tabdump(8), tabedit(8)