User Guide

Partitioning and Replicating Novell eDirectory 81
ConsoleOne User Guide
104-001316-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Splitting a Partition (Creating a Child Partition)
1 Make sure you understand the overall process for creating a partition.
See Novell eDirectory Administration Guide > Creating a Partition.
2 Right-click the container that will be the root of the new (child) partition
> click Views > click Partition and Replica View.
The right pane should display an empty replica list. If the list isn’t empty,
the container is already a partition root—select a different container.
3 On the toolbar, click Create Partition > OK.
Merging a Child Partition with Its Parent Partition
1 Right-click the root container of the child partition (it should have an
icon next to it) > click Views > click Partition and Replica View.
The right pane displays a list of the servers that the partition is replicated
on, along with the type and state of each replica. For descriptions of the
replica types, see Novell eDirectory Administration Guide > Replicas. For
descriptions of the replica states, see “About Replica States” on page 87.
2 Make sure the child partition is ready to be merged as explained in Novell
eDirectory Administration Guide > Merging a Partition.
3 Make sure the child partition’s root container is still selected in the left
pane.
4 On the toolbar, click Merge Partition > OK.
Moving a Partition
1 Make sure the partition is ready to be moved as explained in Novell
eDirectory Administration Guide > Moving Partitions.
2 Select the root container of the partition (it should have an icon next to
it).
3 Click File > Move.
4 Click the browse button next to the Destination field > select the container
to move the partition into > click OK.
5 (Recommended) Select the Create an Alias for All Objects Being Moved
check box.
6 Click OK.