Aborting a partition operation

If you have begun the process of creating, merging, or moving a partition, or changing a replica type, you can often abort the process, because partition operations take time. You can abort a partition operation only before the operation is in its final stages.

You should use this feature if you begin a partition operation and find that your database will not synchronize.

If NDS cannot synchronize replica information in your database because the database or replica information is corrupted, or because a server in your Directory tree is down, you probably should abort any partition operation in progress.

If you choose to abort a partition operation when there is no operation in progress, no partitions are affected.

You can abort a partition operation using NetWare Administrator or PARTMGR. Both procedures are described in this topic.

Aborting a partition operation using NetWare Administrator

The following list describes the prerequesites:

• A 386 or later workstation and NetWare Administrator

• A minimum of 6MB of memory available on the workstation

• The Supervisor object right to the object at the root of the partition

1. From the Windows Program Manager, click on the ``NetWare Administrator'' icon.

2. From the Tools menu, choose Partition Manager.

3. To locate the partition that is executing a partition operation, browse the ``Partition Manager'' screen.

   If the container object does not appear in the window, browse the tree by either selecting an object to see its subordinates or by selecting the arrow key to move toward the Root. Your current context appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

   For information about moving around in the ``Partition Manager'' screen and selecting objects, choose the Help button.

4. Select the partition that is executing a partition operation and choose ``Abort Partition Operation''.

   As long as at least one of the replicas has not yet completed the operation (as shown in the ``State'' box), you can abort the operation.

5. To abort the partition operation, choose Abort and then choose Yes.

   The partition operation is aborted and any replicas that have been merged, created, or moved (depending on the operation you had begun) are returned to their original Directory tree locations.

Aborting a partition operation using PARTMGR

The following list describes the prerequesites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and PARTMGR

• A minimum of 512KB of memory available on the workstation

• The Supervisor object right to the object at

1. At the DOS prompt, type
   
   PARTMGR

2. From the Partition Administration menu, choose Manage Partitions.

   Your current context appears in the upper left corner.

3. Select the parent partition that is involved in a partition operation.

   • If the partition appears in the list, select it and press <F10>.

   • If the partition is not on the list, browse the directory by selecting objects and pressing <Enter> until you see the partition you want. Select it and press <F10>.

4. Choose ``Abort Partition Operation''.

   A list of the replicas of the selected partition appears. Each replica's type and state are also displayed.

   As long as at least one of the replicas has not yet finished the operation you began, you can abort the operation. If the state of the replica is ``On'', all operations are complete and cannot be aborted.

5. To abort the partition operation, press <F10> and choose Yes.

   The partition operation is aborted, and any replicas that began to be merged or created (depending on the operation you had begun) are returned to their previous state.