Performing Synchronization Operations; Synchronizing The Selected Replica On This Server; Reporting The Synchronization Status On This Server - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

11.8 Performing Synchronization Operations

The Sync Repair Wizard lets you synchronize a selected replica on the current server, report the
synchronization status on the current server, report the synchronization status on all servers, perform
a time synchronization, and schedule an immediate synchronization.
Use the Sync Repair Wizard to perform the following operations:
"Synchronizing the Selected Replica on This Server" on page 273
"Reporting the Synchronization Status on This Server" on page 273
"Reporting the Synchronization Status on All Servers" on page 274
"Performing a Time Synchronization" on page 274
"Scheduling an Immediate Synchronization" on page 275

11.8.1 Synchronizing the Selected Replica on This Server

Use this operation to determine the complete synchronization status of every server that has a replica
of the selected partition.
This helps you determine the health of a partition. If all of the servers with a replica of the partition
are synchronizing properly, the partition is considered healthy. Each server in the replica ring is
contacted, then each server performs an immediate synchronization to every other server in the
replica ring.
Servers do not synchronize to themselves. Therefore, the status for the current server's own replica is
displayed as Host.
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button
2 Click eDirectory Maintenance Utilities > Sync Repair.
3 Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next.
4 Specify a username, password, and context for the server where you will perform the operation,
then click Next.
5 Click Sync the Selected Replica on This Server, then click Next.
6 Follow the online instructions to complete the operation.

11.8.2 Reporting the Synchronization Status on This Server

This operation reports the replica synchronization status for every partition that has a replica on the
current server.
This operation reads the Synchronization Status attribute from the replica [Root] object on each
server that holds replicas of the partitions. It displays the time of the last successful synchronization
to all servers and any errors that have occurred since the last synchronization.
It also displays a warning message if synchronization has not completed within 12 hours.
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button
2 Click eDirectory Maintenance Utilities > Sync Repair.
3 Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next.
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