10.3 Managing Replica Sites

  1. In iManager, select Distributed File Services > Manage Replica Sites.

  2. Select any server with an NSS volume that is located in the DFS management context that you want to manage.

    This action locates the DFS management context, lists the replica servers in that context that host an instance of its VLDB service, and reports the current status of the VLDB service on each.

    • Name: The distinguished name of the O-level or OU-level container in the eDirectory tree that defines the selected DFS management context.

    • Replica Site: The distinguished names of the servers that host an instance of VLDB service for the selected management context. A management context can have one or two replica sites. The server can be at any level within the specified container that is not controlled by a lower-level management context.

    • State: The status of the VLDB service on the replica site. See Section 10.7, Monitoring the Health of the VLDB Service for details.

    • Version: The build version of the VLDB service module that is running on the replica site.

  3. Do one or more of the following:

    Action

    Description

    Reference

    New (Add Replica Site)

    Select a second server to host an instance of the VLDB service for the selected management context.

    Section 10.9, Adding a Replica Site

    Delete (Remove Replica Site)

    Delete the VLDB service and its VLDB from the replica server for the selected management context. If the server is the only replica site, deleting the replica also deletes the management context.

    Section 10.10, Removing a Replica Site

    Activate

    Start a VLDB Service that is already loaded on the selected replica site.

    Section 10.4, Starting or Activating the VLDB Service

    Details

    View more information about the selected replica site.

    Optionally configure whether to run the VLDB service on server restart, the location of the back-end database, and the number of threads to use when the VLDB service is running.

    Section 10.8, Viewing VLDB Service Details for a Replica Site

    Repair

    Configure a repair of the VLDB database on the selected replica site.

    Section 10.14, Repairing the VLDB

    Start

    Load the VLDB service on each of the selected replica sites, then activate the services. If a VLDB service is already loaded, Start simply activates it.

    Section 10.4, Starting or Activating the VLDB Service

    Stop

    Deactivate the VLDB service on each of the selected replica sites, then unload the services.

    Section 10.6, Stopping the VLDB Service