ndbd — The NDB Cluster Data Node Daemon Default Value FALSE This option is used when performing a partial initial start of the cluster. Each node should be started with this option, as well as  --nowait-nodes . Suppose that you have a 4-node cluster whose data nodes have the IDs 2, 3, 4, and 5, and you wish to perform a partial initial start using only nodes 2, 4, and 5—that is, omitting node 3: shell>  ndbd --ndb-nodeid=2 --nowait-nodes=3 --initial-start shell>  ndbd --ndb-nodeid=4 --nowait-nodes=3 --initial-start shell>  ndbd --ndb-nodeid=5 --nowait-nodes=3 --initial-start When using this option, you must also specify the node ID for the data node being started with the  -- ndb-nodeid  option. Do not confuse this option with the  --nowait-nodes  option for  ndb_mgmd , which can be used to enable a cluster configured with multiple management servers to be started without all management servers being online. Important • --install[= name ] Causes  ndbd  to be installed as a Windows service. Optionally, you can specify a name for the service; if not set, the service name defaults to  ndbd . Although it is preferable to specify other  ndbd  program options in a  my.ini  or  my.cnf  configuration file, it is possible to use together with  --install . However, in such cases, the  --install  option must be specified first, before any other options are given, for the Windows service installation to succeed. It is generally not advisable to use this option together with the  --initial  option, since this causes the data node file system to be wiped and rebuilt every time the service is stopped and started. Extreme care should also be taken if you intend to use any of the other  ndbd  options that affect the starting of data nodes—including  --initial-start ,  --nostart , and  --nowait-nodes —together with  -- install , and you should make absolutely certain you fully understand and allow for any possible consequences of doing so. The  --install  option has no effect on non-Windows platforms. • --logbuffer-size= # Command-Line Format --install[=name] Platform Specific Windows Type String Default Value ndbd Command-Line Format --logbuffer-size=# Type Integer Default Value 32768 Minimum Value 2048 4244