Receiving updates from other replicas

Although NDS automatically synchronizes the directory data of replicas, (so that each replica contains the most recent data) you can manually synchronize (update) the directory data of replicas if they get out of sync.

You should use the Directory Services Repair utility to discover if the data in some replicas is out of sync with the master replica. If the data is out of sync, you would want those replicas to receive updates from the master replica manually.

You cannot choose ``Receive Updates From Other Replicas'' from a master replica. The master is assumed to be the most current and accurate copy of the partition. If it is not, you should assign one of the other replicas to be the master using the PARTMGR utility.

If you choose ``Receive Updates From Other Replica'' from any replica, that replica receives NDS information from the master.

You can receive updates from other replicas using NetWare Administrator or PARTMGR. Both procedures are documented in this topic.

Receiving updates 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 for the replicas to which you want to send updates

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

2. From the Tools menu, choose Partition Manager.

3. Browse the ``Partition Manager'' screen to locate the partition whose replicas you want to update.

   If the container object does not appear in the window, browse the Directory tree either by selecting an object to see its subordinates or by choosing 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 and choose ``Replicas''.

5. From the ``Partition Replicas'' screen, select which replica you want to update and choose ``Receive Updates''.

   The replica you chose receives NDS information from the master replica.

Receiving updates 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 the root of the partition whose replicas you want to update

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 of the screen.

3. Select the partition whose replicas you want to update.

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

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

4. Choose ``View/Edit Replicas''.

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

5. Select the replica you want to update and press <F10>.

6. Choose ``Receive Updates from Other Replicas''.

7. To receive updates from all the other replicas, choose Yes.

   The selected replica receives NDS information.