Managing the NDS tree

Sending updates to other replicas

Although NDS automatically synchronizes the directory data of replicas (so that each replica contains the most recent data), you can manually start the process to synchronize (update) the directory data of replicas, if necessary.

You should use the Directory Services Repair utility to discover whether the data in some replicas is out of sync with the master replica. If the data is out of sync, you would want to send updates to those replicas manually. The data in the other replicas would be updated and the directory data of each replica would be synchronized.

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

Sending 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

Carry out the following procedure:

From the Windows Program Manager, click on the ``NetWare Administrator'' icon.
From the Tools menu, choose Partition Manager.
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 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.
Select the partition and choose ``Replicas''.
From the ``Replicas'' screen, select which replica you want to send updates from (the one that contains updated data) and choose ``Send Updates to Other Replicas''.
The updated data is sent to all existing replicas of the same partition.

Sending 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 for the replicas to which you want to send updates

Carry out the following procedure:

At the DOS prompt, type

PARTMGR
From the Partition Administration menu, choose Manage Partitions.
Your current context appears in the upper left corner.
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>.
Choose ``View/Edit Replicas''.
A list of the replicas of the selected partition appears. Each replica's type is also displayed.
Select the replica you want to send updates from and press <F10>.
Choose ``Send Updates to Other Replicas''.
To send updates to all the other replicas, choose Yes.
The replica information is sent to all other replicas of the partition (including the master replica).

For more information about using PARTMGR, see ``PARTMGR''.