Before You Create a Replica

Before you try to create a replica, verify that the clearinghouse containing the master replica of the directory you intend to replicate is running and reachable. To verify that this condition is satisfied, follow these steps:

1. For the directory that you intend to replicate, use the directory show command to display the directories attribute values and look at the CDS_Replicas attribute. The value of this attribute shows the names of the clearinghouses that currently store a replica of the directory. For example:

dcecp> directory show /.:/sales

{RPC_ClassVersion {01 00}}

{CDS_CTS 1994-08-12-09:52:30.396-04:00I0.000/00-00-c0-f7-de-56}

{CDS_UTS 1994-08-12-09:52:31.506-04:00I0.000/00-00-c0-f7-de-56}

{CDS_ObjectUUID a37d84d0-b5dc-11cd-8ffe-0000c0f7de56}

{CDS_Replicas

{{CH_UUID ce7ed810-b5db-11cd-8ffe-0000c0f7de56}

{CH_Name /.../Chicago1/Chicago1_CH}

{Replica_Type Master}

{Tower {ncacn_ip_tcp 130.105.5.16}}

{Tower {ncadg_ip_udp 130.105.5.16}}}}

{CDS_AllUpTo 1994-08-12-09:52:31.566-04:00I0.000/00-00-c0-f7-de-56}

{CDS_Convergence medium}

{CDS_ParentPointer

{{Parent_UUID d034bc25-b5db-11cd-8ffe-0000c0f7de56}

{Timeout

{expiration 1994-08-12-09:52:30.396}

{extension +1-00:00:00.000I0.000}}

{myname /.../Chicago1/sales}}}

{CDS_DirectoryVersion 3.0}

{CDS_ReplicaState on}

{CDS_ReplicaType Master}

{CDS_LastSkulk 1994-08-12-09:52:31.566-04:00I0.000/00-00-c0-f7-de-56}

{CDS_LastUpdate 1994-08-12-09:52:31.506-04:00I0.000/00-00-c0-f7-de-56}

{CDS_RingPointer ce7ed810-b5db-11cd-8ffe-0000c0f7de56}

{CDS_Epoch a3df2a50-b5dc-11cd-8ffe-0000c0f7de56}

{CDS_ReplicaVersion 3.0}

dcecp>

2. With this information, use the directory show command with the -clearinghouse and -replica options to verify that you can get a response from the clearinghouse that stores the master replica. Example:

dcecp> directory show /.:/sales -replica -clearinghouse /.:/Chicago1_CH