Removing a Crashed Server from a Tree
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jul 2003
Q.
I know I can follow one of many TIDs on how to remove a crashed server from the tree, but is there anything different if it is also a Master server?
Carry "Crashed Master Server" Christensen
A.
Dear Carry: I found this good information from Novell's Cool Solutions: You need to promote a readable (R/W or Read-Only) replica of the partition on another server to Master. On the server with a R/W replica, load DSRepair, select Advanced Option menu, select Replica and Partition Operations, select the partition, and then select "Designate this server as the new master replica."
Before following the TIDs on dealing with this, get Jim Henderson's BrainShare 2003 presentation on handling crashed servers. Jim's home page is at http://hendersj.dyndns.org.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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