Notes on Cell Administration
Administering CDS
Administering CDS
This section contains information on administering CDS that supplements the information in the OSF DCE Administration Guide
Deleting a Clearinghouse
Before removing a CDS server clearinghouse, you must move or delete any directories having master replicas in the clearinghouse. If you do not do this, the clearinghouse removal operation fails, thereby preventing unintended loss of data.
Appropriate administration commands for clearinghouses and directories can be used to identify, move, or delete master replicas as required, in order to remove a clearinghouse.
Skulking Directories
CDS propagates updated name space information among all directory replicas with periodic automatic skulks so that consistent information is available throughout the name space. To conserve network bandwidth, these automatic skulks take place only every few hours.
Manual changes to the name space, such as the creation or deletion of any name space object or directory, should always be followed by manual skulks to immediately propagate these changes and additions. This will avoid errors (such as entry not found) which can arise when clients access directory replicas which have not yet received updates for recently changed objects.
Note that skulks can take a few minutes to reach all parts of a cell, so do not expect instant availability of updated information.
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