Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 975

Restoring Volume SYS: in a Multiple-Server Network
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Make sure disk partitions are at least as large as they were before, and that
the volumes are defined as before.
3
Restore eDirectory using
To restore SYS: volumes on several servers, do the following.
1
Restore the server-specific eDirectory information file
(SERVDATA.NDS) to another server on the network following the
custom (advanced) file system restore (see
page 66).
By default, the file is placed into the SYS:SYSTEM\server_name
directory on the server you have selected.
2
Use the DSMISC.LOG file (part of the information restored with the
server specific information) to see if the failed server had a master replica
of any partition.
3
If the failed server had a master replica of any partition, select the server
you want to hold the master replica and load DSREPAIR on that machine.
3a
Select Available Options > Advanced Options Menu.
3b
Select Replica and Partition Operations.
NOTE:
Use the NDS Manager utility to perform regular partition operations.
3c
Select the partition you want to edit.
3d
To see the list of servers that have replicas of that partition, select
View Replica Ring.
3e
Press Esc.
3f
Select Designate This Server as the New Master Replica.
3g
Repeat Steps 3a through 3f for each master replica that the failed
server contained.
4
(Conditional) If the failed server contained any replicas, remove them.
4a
Select Available Options > Advanced Options > Replica and
Partition Operations.
4b
Select the partition the server held replicas of.
4c
Select View Replica Ring.
4d
Select the name of the failed server.
"Customizing Restore" on page
"Customizing Restore" on
66.