SECURITY

Adding or removing ID vault servers
After you create an ID vault on one server, you can replicate it to other servers in the Domino domain for better availability. Use the ID Vaults - Manage tool to add or remove vault replicas or to specify a different vault primary server. Always use this tool to manage vault replicas rather than traditional database replication tools.

To add or remove replicas of a vault, you must be a vault administrator, have access to the vault ID file and password, and have Editor access to the Domino Directory. If you are adding a vault replica, you must also have "Create new replicas" server access to the server to which you add it.

You cannot use the ID Vaults - Manage tool to delete the vault primary server replica. You can do this only using the ID Vaults - Delete tool when it is the last replica in the domain and you are deleting the vault entirely.

To add or remove a replica of an ID vault, or specify a different vault primary server, perform the following steps:

1. Open the Domino Administrator and click the Configuration tab.

2. Click the Security - ID Vaults view and select the vault document of the vault you are managing. To see the current list of servers with replicas (vault servers), open the vault document.

3. Click Tools - ID Vaults - Manage, select the task "Manage vault replica servers."

When you create a vault replica, the replication is initiated immediately. If the vault is very large, it may take time to replicate and an ID vault operation using the new replica may fail. In this case, the operation will be performed on another vault server.

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