Changing the Master Replica

Changing the master replica to reside on the new primary Administration Console makes this Administration Console into the certificate authority for Access Manager. You need to first designate the replica on the new primary Administration Console as the master replica. Then you need to remove the old primary Administration Console from the replica ring.

  1. At secondary Administration Console, log in as root.

  2. Change to the /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin directory.

  3. Run DSRepair with the following options:

    ./ndsrepair -P -Ad

  4. Select the one available replica.

  5. Select Designate this server as the new master replica.

  6. Type I Agree when prompted.

  7. Specify the DN of the admin user in leading dot notation. For example:

    .admin.novell

  8. Run ndsrepair -P -Ad again.

  9. Select the one available replica.

  10. Select View replica ring.

  11. Select the name of the failed primary server.

  12. Select Remove this server from replica ring.

  13. Specify the DN of the admin user in leading dot notation. For example:

    .admin.novell

  14. Specify password.

  15. Type I Agree when prompted.

  16. Continue with Restoring CA Certificates.