1. A method for distributing data of a database to table space containers as a function of active and inactive node designations, the method comprising: in response to integrating a relational database on at least one physical server, a processor creating a plurality of active logical nodes and a plurality of inactive logical nodes; the processor creating database node groups by marking the active nodes as available for use in data storage and distribution and marking the inactive nodes as unavailable for use in data storage and distribution; and the processor creating table space for the relational database by defining containers for each of the active and inactive nodes.