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Although NDS automatically synchronizes the Directory data of replicas (so that each replica is sent the most recently updated data), you can manually synchronize the Directory data of replicas if any replicas get out of sync.
When you choose to synchronize immediately, every server that holds a replica of the partition you choose will attempt to synchronize its replica information with the replica information on the other servers.
You can perform this operation to synchronize changes you recently made to Directory data. For example, if you modified system or user login scripts, you can synchronize those changes so users can be authenticated to the network immediately.
This operation forces the replica on the chosen server to receive all NDS objects from the master replica of the partition. While in process, this operation marks the replica on the chosen server as a new replica (the replica state can be seen in the replica list of the server from the Tree View or the list of Partitions and Servers).
The replica's current data will be overwritten with the data from the master replica.
Although NDS automatically synchronizes the Directory data among replicas (so that each replica is sent the most recently updated Directory objects) this operation lets you manually synchronize the Directory objects of replicas if any non-master replicas get out of sync.
Perform this operation if a replica becomes corrupted or has not received updated data for an extended period of time.
From the Partition Continuity view, you can identify which replicas are out of sync with the data of the master replica. They will appear in the partition grid with an exclamation point (!) on the replica icon.
You cannot select this option from a master replica. The master replica is assumed to be the most current and accurate copy of the partition. If it's not, assign one of the other replicas to be the master using the Change Replica Type operation. The current master replica will be changed automatically to read/write.
NOTE: This operation may create a lot of network traffic, so it is best to run this operation during a period of light network traffic.
When you send updates from a replica, the Directory objects in that replica are sent from the server the replica resides on to all the other replicas of the partition, including the master replica.
The other replicas of the partition will combine the new objects sent with the objects they already have. If the other replicas have data besides the data sent to them, they will retain that data.
Although NDS automatically synchronizes the Directory data among replicas (so that each replica is sent the most recently updated Directory objects) this operation lets you manually synchronize the Directory objects of replicas if any replicas get out of sync.
In the Partition Continuity view, if the chosen partition has synchronization errors, those errors will appear as exclamation points on replica icons.
You can view the details about the synchronization error---possible causes and solutions---by double-clicking the replica icon and then choosing Help from Current Sync Error.