Assign a New Master Replica

This is a repair feature that should only be used under the following conditions:

• The current master replica is corrupted
• The server the current master resides on lost data integrity
• The server the current master resides on has had an unrecoverable hard disk failure

IMPORTANT:  Don't use this feature to change a replica type.

You need a master replica to perform operations with a partition. Assigning a new master replica allows you to convert an existing replica to the master replica, and therefore allows you to perform partitioning operations.

Before assigning a new master replica, you should try to change an existing replica to master using the Change Replica Type operation from the Tree View or from the list of Partitions and Servers.

NOTE:  Remote repair operations can only be performed on NetWare* servers. Remote repair operations for servers other than NetWare can be performed by running DSREPAIR at the server's console.

Assign a New Master Replica

1. From either the Tree View or the list of Partitions and Servers, select the partition whose master is corrupted or unrecoverable.

2. Click Partition Continuity.

3. From the Partition Continuity view, select the server (the row) that you want the partition's master replica to reside on.

4. Click Assign New Master.

5. Confirm your request.