Overview - Managing CDS Directories

If you manage a namespace in a small, slow-growth network of 25 nodes or less, you can maintain all your names in the root directory and may not need to create additional directories. However, if you manage a namespace in a network of more than 25 nodes, you should consider creating at least one additional level of directories under the root.

This topic explains how to create directory hierarchies in the cell namespace and describes tasks related to managing directories, such as:

· Creating and deleting directory replicas

· Skulking a directory

· Modifying a directory's convergence