Overview - Restructuring a Namespace
Over time, you may need to restructure or rename certain elements of your namespace. For example, you may want to create soft links to provide users with one or more alternate names for an existing namespace entry. You may need to reconfigure a directory's replica set to modify the locations and replica types of particular replicas, or exclude a replica from the set. Occasionally, you may want to delete certain directories when the information that they contain is no longer needed by users. You may also need to relocate a clearinghouse or delete a clearinghouse from a server system to perform diagnostic or troubleshooting work on the system, or to prepare for removing the system from your network. Finally, you may want to create a hierarchy of cells, add a cell to an existing hierarchy, or change the structure of a cell hierarchy.
This topic explains how to perform the following namespace restructuring tasks:
· Managing soft links
· Modifying a directory's replica set
· Deleting a directory
· Relocating a clearinghouse
· Deleting a clearinghouse
· Creating and managing a hierarchy of cells