Skip to main content

Batch — Node management

This article refers to Platform v3.4.0. The current Platform version is v3.4.0.

Overview​

Node Management is one of the three top-level categories of the Configure Batch wizard, and it groups the lifecycle commands you can apply to many nodes at once — activate them, deactivate them, reboot them, delete them, wipe their workloads, or update Barbara Core.

Selecting it in Step 1 — Action expands into: Activate, Deactivate, Delete, Reboot, then, below separators, Delete all workloads and Barbara Core. See Batch operations for a screenshot of the expanded menu.

Commands​

1. Activate​

Moves every selected node into the Activated state. Nodes that are already activated are left untouched.

2. Deactivate​

Stops the operation of every selected node without deleting its data or configuration. The node stays in the Nodes list and can be reactivated later.

3. Delete​

Removes every selected node from the system. Use it to clean up the Nodes list when you decommission devices.

4. Reboot​

Restarts every selected node. Useful when you need to apply pending updates or recover nodes from a transient issue.

5. Delete all workloads​

Batch validation step of a Delete all workloads batch

Batch validation step of a Delete all workloads batch

Wipes every workload (Docker apps, Marketplace apps, and AI models) from every selected node. Use it when you want to repurpose a fleet of nodes for a new deployment.

The command needs no parameters, so the wizard skips straight from Target Nodes to Batch validation. Internally it is still labeled Delete All Apps & Models, the name shown under Command details in the Batch Summary, even though the wizard's own breadcrumb and Action menu call it Delete all workloads.

6. Barbara Core​

Rolls out a Barbara Core update to every selected node, immediately or on a schedule. This command has grown enough to warrant its own article: see Batch — Barbara Core updates.

Summary​

The Node Management batch category covers the lifecycle commands you might otherwise repeat node-by-node from the Manage Node side menu — apply them in bulk from here when the change must reach many nodes consistently.