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• “Viewing Partition Hierarchy” on page 139
• “Viewing Information about a Replica” on page 140
5.7.1 Viewing the Partitions on a Server
You can use Novell iManager to view which partitions are allocated to a server. You might want to
view the partitions stored on a server if you are planning to remove a Server object from the
directory tree. In this case, you can view the replicas you need to remove before removing the
object.
1
In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click Partition and Replicas > Replica View .
3 Enter the name and context of a Server object, then click OK .
5.7.2 Viewing a Partition’s Replicas
This operation lets you identify
• Which servers the partition’s replicas reside on
• Which server hosts the master replica of the partition
• Which servers have read/write, read-only, and subordinate reference replicas of the partition
• The state of each of the partition’s replicas
To view a partition's replicas:
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click Partition and Replicas > Replica View .
3
Enter the name and context of a partition, then click OK .
5.7.3 Viewing Information about a Partition
The most significant reason to view information about a partition is to see its synchronization
information (last successful synchronization and last attempted synchronization).
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click Partition and Replicas > View Partition Information .
3 Enter the name and context of a partition, then click OK .
5.7.4 Viewing Partition Hierarchy
You can easily view the partition hierarchy in iManager. You can expand container objects to view
which partitions are parent, and which are child partitions.
Each container representing the root of a partition is marked with the following icon: .