Viewing information in the Cluster Database Directory

The Cluster Database Directory contains one document for each database in the cluster. The document tells you such information as the server, path, and replica ID of the database; whether cluster replication is enabled for the database; and whether the database is out of service or pending delete. The Cluster Manager and the Cluster Replicator use this information to determine if the database is available and how to access it during failover and cluster replication, respectively.

About this task

You can view the Cluster Database Directory to see what databases are in the cluster, where the databases are located, and the status of the databases.

Procedure

  1. In the Server pane of the Domino® Administrator or the Web Administrator, expand either All Servers or Clusters.
  2. Select a server in the cluster.
  3. Click the Files tab.
  4. In the Task pane, expand Cluster Directory.
  5. Click one of the four views:
    • Databases by Filename
    • Databases by Pathname
    • Databases by Replica ID
    • Databases by Server
  6. In the Results pane, open the database document you want.

Results

Table 1. Views in the Cluster Database Directory

View

Description

Use

Databases by Filename

Shows databases in a cluster sorted by database name

To find which databases are in a cluster and on which servers replicas reside. Using this view is a convenient way to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled and to alter that setting. This is also a convenient view for deleting replicas and creating new replicas

Databases by Pathname

Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the path name relative to the Domino® Data directory

To find information about a database when you know the database file name or when there is more than one replica of a database on the same server. You can also use this view to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled.

Databases by Replica ID

Shows databases in a cluster sorted by Replica ID

To find which databases are in the cluster, where the databases are located, and how many replicas of each database exist in the cluster.

Databases by Server

Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the name of the server on which they reside

To find a database when you know where it is located or to find which databases are on each server. You can also use this to determine if the databases on a server are added to the Cluster Database Directory when the server is added to the cluster, and to determine if the databases on a server are removed from the Cluster Database Directory when a server is removed from a cluster.