Special procedures for replicated VOBs

If you are moving a VOB replica to a new host, take the following steps first.

1. Verify that the replica masters its own replica object.
   For a replica named portland, check which replica has mastership of the portland replica object:

   cleartool describe replica:portland@\libpub
   ...
   master replica: west
   multitool chmaster  replica:portland@\libpub  replica:portland@\libpub

   This step is not mandatory, but all replicas should master their own replica objects. (You can make this change at any time, as long as the replicas are synchronized.) For the purposes of moving a replica, this self-mastership prevents your team from having to diagnose and repair misdirected packet problems that might result. If the replica object names the wrong host, packets are sent to that host. (If this happens, move misdirected packets to the correct host and then import them.)
2. Change the replica's host name property.
   After the last export from the replica's current location, use multitool chreplica to update the replica's host name. You must run this command from the site that masters the replica, which is the current site in most cases:

   multitool chreplica –host target-host replica:portland@\libpub
   Updated replica information for "portland".