Managing the NDS tree

Considerations before deleting NetWare server objects

WARNING: Deleting a NetWare Server object permanently removes it from your network! It also permanently removes its data and resources from the network.

Deleting a NetWare Server object may corrupt your NDS database, especially if the Server object provides NDS database services (such as storing partition replicas).

Before deleting the Server object with the Partition Manager tool, consider these alternatives:

Change the master replicas stored on this server to read/write replicas and then delete all replicas on the server. Once all the processes are complete, you can delete the server.
Remove NDS from the server with the scoadmin(1M) Directory Services Install utility (described in ``Removing NDS from a server''). This procedure protects your NDS database from lost services.
To move the NetWare Server object to another context, use the ``Move Server Object'' option in the Partition Manager tool. (You do not need to delete the NetWare Server object and re-create it in another context.)
If the NetWare Server object you are deleting does not contain any NDS database partitions or replicas, follow the procedures in ``Moving container objects using NETADMIN''.