NetWare Directory Services

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Planning NetWare Directory Services Implementation
Developing a Replication Strategy
Figure 7-7 Replica Distribution across a WAN
This example reflects the following:
• Master replicas are stored at each local site. That is, a server at the New York site
stores the master replica of the [Root] partition, a server at the Los Angeles site
stores the master replica of the MFG partition, etc.
• Servers at the Detroit location store replicas of the [Root] partition and the MFG
partition so that information is locally accessible to users in the Engineering and
Quality Assurance departments.
• A server at the Los Angeles office stores a replica of the Detroit partition so that
developers in Los Angeles do not have to use a WAN link to access information
from their counterparts in Detroit.
• A server in the New York office stores a replica of the Detroit partition to allow
local access.
• Objects in the Detroit office often access objects in other parts of the Directory
tree across the WAN. (This office operates as a self-contained business unit
within the organization.)
Detroit, Michigan
Servers store:
Detroit partition
[ROOT] partition
MFG partition
Servers store:
MFG partition
Detroit partition
WAN link
Los Angeles, California
R
MR
R
MR
MR
Replica
Master replica
R
R
Servers store:
[ROOT] partition
Detroit partition
New York, New York
R
MR