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title: "sys.dm_exec_compute_nodes (Transact-SQL)"
description: sys.dm_exec_compute_nodes (Transact-SQL)
author: rwestMSFT
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ms.date: "03/15/2017"
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# sys.dm_exec_compute_nodes (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE [sqlserver2016](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver2016.md)]

  Holds information about nodes used with PolyBase data management. It lists one row per node.  
  
 Use this DMV to see the list of all nodes in the scale-out cluster with their role, name and IP address.  
  
|Column Name|Data Type|Description|Range|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|  
|compute_node_id|**int**|Unique numeric id associated with the node. Key for this view.|Unique across scale-out cluster regardless of type.|  
|type|**nvarchar(32)**|Type of the node.|'COMPUTE', 'HEAD'|  
|name|**nvarchar(32)**|Logical name of the node.|Any string of appropriate length.|  
|address|**nvarchar(32)**|IP address of this node.|IP address range|  
  
## See Also  
 [PolyBase troubleshooting with dynamic management views](/previous-versions/sql/sql-server-2016/mt146389(v=sql.130))   
 [Dynamic Management Views and Functions (Transact-SQL)](~/relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/system-dynamic-management-views.md)   
 [Database Related Dynamic Management Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/database-related-dynamic-management-views-transact-sql.md)