Managing Partitions and Replicas 139novdocx (en) 11 July 2008You cannot delete or manage subordinate reference replicas. They are created automatically ona server by eDirectory when the server contains a replica of a partition but not of that partition’schild.To delete a replica:1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .2 Click Partition and Replicas > Replica View.3 Specify the name and context of the partition or server that holds the replica you want to delete,then click OK.4 Click Description: Delete Replica icon to the left of the replica you want to delete.5 Click OK.5.5.3 Changing a Replica TypeChange a replica type to control access to the replica information. For example, you might want tochange an existing read/write replica to a read-only replica to prevent users from writing to thereplica and modifying directory data.You can change the type of a read/write or a read-only replica. You cannot change the type of amaster replica, but a read/write or read-only can be changed to a master, which automaticallychanges the original master to a read/write replica.Most replicas should be read/write. Read/write replicas can be written to by client operations. Theysend out information for synchronization when a change is made. Read-only replicas cannot bewritten to by client operations. However, they are updated when the replicas synchronize.You cannot change the replica type of a subordinate reference. To place a replica of a partition on aserver which currently has a subordinate reference requires an Add replica operation. A subordinatereference replica is not a complete copy of a partition. The placement and management ofsubordinate reference replicas is handled by eDirectory. They are created automatically on a serverby eDirectory when the server contains a replica of a partition but not of that partition’s child.To change a replica type:1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .2 Click Partition and Replicas > Replica View.3 Specify the name and context of the partition or server that holds the replica you want tochange, then click OK.4 Click the replica type (in the Type column) of the replica you want to change.5 Select a new replica type, then click OK.
