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Tagging Best Practices
Incorrect tagging can lead to replication errors. To avoid these errors, diligently follow best practices when
tagging objects.
When working with tags in multiple node situations, expect replication delays between the nodes (generally
30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on your setup). Follow these best practices to avoid replication errors:
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After creating a tag, if you immediately assign that tag to a local object, assign it from the management
node where you created the tag.
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After creating a tag, if you immediately assign that tag to a remote object, assign it from the
management node to which the object is local. Depending on your environment setup, allow for
replication time to propagate the new tag before you use the tag.
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Avoid simultaneously creating categories and tags from dierent management nodes before categories
and tags across nodes can nish the replication process. If duplicate categories or tags are created from
dierent nodes at the same time, the duplicates might not be detected and will appear. If you see these
results, manually delete duplicates from one management node.
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