Manage replication configurations for baselines

This topic explains how to create baseline replication configurations and define replica sites to which to replicate baselines.

Define replication configurations for baselines

When you create a baseline replication configuration for the current DB site, you select the items in a baseline to be replicated.

Replicator copies the items that match the configuration to the replica sites, and then creates a baseline using the replicated items.

To define a replication configuration for a baseline:

In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Replication administration > Replication configurations.
In the navigation pane, select Baseline Primary from the list.
On the toolbar, click the New button. The New Replication Configuration dialog box opens.
On the General tab, enter a name for the configuration in the Configuration ID field, up to 25 characters.
(Optional) In the Description field, enter your comment describing the configuration, up 240 characters.
Keep the optionIs replication enabled to the replicas selected.
(Optional) Select the Branches tab, and select the named version branches you want to replicate.

To replicate all named branches owned by the primary DB site, select <ALL_LOCAL_BRANCHES>.

To replicate all named branches on the primary DB site, except those that are owned by the replica DB sites, select <ALL_NAMED_BRANCHES>.
Select the Item Types tab, and select the item types you want to replicate.
Click OK to create the configuration.

After you define a baseline replication configuration, specify the replica site to which the primary site replicates the baseline.

To define a replica site for a baseline replication:

In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Replication administration > Replication configurations.
In the navigation pane, select Baseline Primary from the list.
From the Configurations list, select the configuration to which you want to add the replica site.
In the Remote Replicas section, click the Add button.

Note: If you have not defined the appropriate remote replica network parameters on the primary site, you need to use the Administration Console > Network administration cluster tools before proceeding. For details, see Network administration.

In the New Remote Replica dialog box, enter the following details:

Field	Description
Node name	Select a remote node from the list.
DB Connection	Select the connection string to use for connecting to the database server. If the list is empty, go to Administration Console > Network administration to add values for this field.
Base Database	Select the base database name. If the list is empty, go to Administration Console > Network administration to add values for this field.
Is replication enabled for this replica	This option specifies whether the primary site can replicate items to the replica site. By default, the replication is enabled.
Is this online replication	This option specifies if online or offline (air-gap) replication is used. Clear this option to use offline (air-gap) replication.

You can change the details of a baseline replication configuration or its replica sites. Delete configurations or replica sites you no longer need.

To edit or delete a baseline replication configuration:

In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Replication administration > Replication configurations.
In the navigation pane, select Baseline Primary from the list.
From the Configurations list, select the configuration to edit or delete.
To change the configuration details, click the Edit button in the General section, and make changes, as described in Define replication configurations for baselines.

To delete the configuration, click the Delete button on the toolbar, and confirm.

To edit or delete a replica site:

In the Administration Console, go to Distributed Development > Replication administration > Replication configurations.
In the navigation pane, select Baseline Primary from the list.
From the Configurations list, select the configuration that contains the replica site you want to edit or delete.
In the Remote Replicas section, select the replica site.
To change the replica site, click the Edit button and make changes, as described in Define remote replicas for baselines.

To delete the replica site, click the Delete button and confirm.