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Creating replicas using the Administration Process
Through the IBM® Domino® Administrator you can use the Administration Process to initiate the creation of one or more replicas. You can create replicas on servers in the same domain or in another domain (across domains, using a cross domain administration request).

About this task

Make sure that Connection documents are in place to schedule replication between the source and destination servers, unless the servers are members of the same cluster, in which case this is not strictly necessary.

If you are creating a replica on a destination server in another domain, make sure that the required documents are in place:


You must have the following access:
Make sure that both the source and the destination servers are prepared:
Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, select the source server in the server pane. To expand the server pane, click the servers icon in the server pane.

2. Click the Files tab.

3. In the Files window, select one or more databases for which you want to create replicas.

4. From the Tools pane, choose Database -> Create Replica.


5. Optional: If the current domain includes a cluster, click Show only cluster members to display only destination servers that are members of the cluster.

6. Select one or more destination servers. To select a server if it does not appear in the list, select Other, specify the hierarchical server name, then click OK.

7. Optional: Select a destination server, click File Names to choose a custom file path on the destination server for any database you are replicating, and then click OK. You can repeat this procedure for each destination server. If you do not choose this option, the database is stored on the destination server in the same location as on the source server.


8. Click OK. A dialog box shows the number of databases processed and indicates if any errors occurred.

Creating replicas by dragging databases to a destination server

About this task

You can drag and drop databases to a destination server icon to create replicas on that server. When you use this method, store all replicas in one, preexisting directory on the destination server. This method uses the Administration Process to automate creation of the replica.

Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Files tab.

2. Select one or more databases you want to replicate in the files pane.

3. Drag the selected databases to a destination server in the server pane.

4. In the dialog box that appears, select Create Replica and select a directory on the destination server in which to store the replica(s), then click OK.

Related concepts
Replicas
Understanding roaming users

Related reference
Create replica
Create Replica - Cross domain administration request