VMS Help DCE_CDS, cdscp, set_directory_to_new_epoch  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

 NAME

   set directory to new epoch - Reconstructs a directory's replica set,
                                allowing you to designate a new master
                                replica or to exclude a replica

 SYNOPSIS

   cdscp set directory directory-name to new epoch master
                       clearinghouse-name
                       [readonly clearinghouse-name...]
                       [exclude clearinghouse-name...]

 ARGUMENTS

   directory-name
             The full name of the directory.

   master clearinghouse-name ...
             The full name of the clearinghouse in which an individual
             replica is located.  The first clearinghouse-name specifies
             where the master replica is stored.

   readonly clearinghouse-name ...
            Designates the replicas in the specified clearinghouses as
            read-only.

   exclude clearinghouse-name ...
            Excludes the replicas in the specified clearinghouses.

 DESCRIPTION

   The set directory to new epoch command reconstructs a directory's
   replica set, allowing you to designate a new master replica or to
   exclude a replica.  You must list each existing replica and indicate
   whether an existing replica needs to be included in or excluded from
   the new replica set.  You can include or exclude more than one
   replica.  The ellipses (...) indicates that you can specify multiple
   clearinghouse names, separated by spaces.

   When you set a new epoch on a directory, you must disable the
   clearinghouse containing the replica that is being excluded.  To do
   this, use the disable server command (if the server has more than
   one clearinghouse, all its clearinghouses will be disabled).  Note
   that all clearinghouses that are not excluded must be enabled and
   available before you issue the disable server command.

   Privilege Required

   You must have administer permission to the directory, and the
   server principal needs administer, read, and write permission to
   the directory.  When designating a new master replica, you also
   need write permission to the clearinghouse that stores the new
   master replica, and the server principal needs write permission
   to each clearinghouse where the replica type is changed to read-only.

 NOTE
   This command may be replaced in future releases by the dcecp command,
   and may no longer be supported at that time.

 EXAMPLE

   The following command sets a new epoch for the directory /.:/mfg.  The
   master replica is in the clearinghouse /.:/Paris1_CH, and read-only
   replicas are in the clearinghouses /.:/Chicago1_CH, /.:/Seattle_CH,
   and /.:/NY1_CH.  The new replica set excludes the replica in the
   clearinghouse /.:/NY1_CH.

        cdscp> set directory /.:/mfg to new epoch master /.:/Paris1_CH \
        > readonly /.:/Chicago1_CH /.:/Seattle_CH exclude /.:/NY1_CH

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Commands: set directory to skulk
             show directory
             show replica