Modifying a Directory's Convergence

A directory that is set to a convergence value of high is skulked at least once every 12 hours. If an update is made to the directory, the server that stores the master replica immediately attempts to propagate the new information to the entire replica set. If this update propagation fails, the server schedules a skulk of the directory to begin within the hour. If this initial skulk fails, additional skulks are initiated at 1-hour intervals until the skulk succeeds.

A directory that is set to a convergence value of medium is skulked at least once every 12 hours. If an update is made to the directory, the server that stores the master replica immediately attempts to propagate the new information to the entire replica set. If the propagation fails, the server waits for the next skulk to synchronize the replica set.

A directory that is set to a convergence value of low is skulked at least once every 24 hours. The server on which a low-convergence directory resides makes no immediate attempt to propagate updates and waits for the next skulk to synchronize the replica set.

Every newly created directory inherits the convergence value of its parent directory. When you create a namespace, the root directory is automatically assigned a convergence value of medium. Unless you change this value, or the convergence values of any lower-level directories after you create them, all directories that you create under the root also have a convergence value of medium. For most directories, you never need to modify this value. However, you may occasionally find it useful to set a directory's convergence to high or low.

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Before You Modify a Directory's Convergence

Permissions for Modifying a Directory's Convergence

Entering the directory modify Command