Clears or purges the node database on the local node before the copy operation is performed. Retains the executor node characteristics and the name and address of the remote node from which the node infor- mation is to be copied. The node database to be cleared or purged is the local database to which the information will be copied. The two options are listed below (note that you can actually specified either CLEAR or PURGE for either database or both databases). CLEAR Clears the volatile database at the local node. PURGE Purges the permanent node database at the local node. If the WITH qualifier is not specified, the node entries copied are added to the existing node database(s).