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Viewing information in the Cluster Database Directory
The Cluster Database Directory contains one document for each database in the cluster. The document tells you such information as the server, path, and replica ID of the database; whether cluster replication is enabled for the database; and whether the database is out of service or pending delete. The Cluster Manager and the Cluster Replicator use this information to determine if the database is available and how to access it during failover and cluster replication, respectively.

You can view the Cluster Database Directory to see what databases are in the cluster, where the databases are located, and the status of the databases.

1. In the Server pane of the IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Administrator or the Web Administrator, expand All Servers or expand Clusters.

2. Select a server in the cluster.

3. Click the Files tab.

4. In the Task pane, expand Cluster Directory.

5. Click one of the four views:

Databases by Filename
Databases by Pathname
Databases by Replica ID
Databases by Server

6. In the Results pane, open the database document you want.

The following table describes the views in the Cluster Database Directory.

View Description Use

Databases by Filename Shows databases in a cluster sorted by database name To find which databases are in a cluster and on which servers replicas reside. Using this view is a convenient way to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled and to alter that setting. This is also a convenient view for deleting replicas and creating new replicas

Databases by Pathname Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the path name relative to the Domino Data directory To find information about a database when you know the database file name or when there is more than one replica of a database on the same server. You can also use this view to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled.

Databases by Replica ID Shows databases in a cluster sorted by Replica ID To find which databases are in the cluster, where the databases are located, and how many replicas of each database exist in the cluster.

Databases by Server Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the name of the server on which they reside To find a database when you know where it is located or to find which databases are on each server. You can also use this to determine if the databases on a server are added to the Cluster Database Directory when the server is added to the cluster, and to determine if the databases on a server are removed from the Cluster Database Directory when a server is removed from a cluster.

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View	Description	Use
Databases by Filename	Shows databases in a cluster sorted by database name	To find which databases are in a cluster and on which servers replicas reside. Using this view is a convenient way to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled and to alter that setting. This is also a convenient view for deleting replicas and creating new replicas
Databases by Pathname	Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the path name relative to the Domino Data directory	To find information about a database when you know the database file name or when there is more than one replica of a database on the same server. You can also use this view to see which databases have cluster replication enabled or disabled.
Databases by Replica ID	Shows databases in a cluster sorted by Replica ID	To find which databases are in the cluster, where the databases are located, and how many replicas of each database exist in the cluster.
Databases by Server	Shows databases in a cluster sorted by the name of the server on which they reside	To find a database when you know where it is located or to find which databases are on each server. You can also use this to determine if the databases on a server are added to the Cluster Database Directory when the server is added to the cluster, and to determine if the databases on a server are removed from the Cluster Database Directory when a server is removed from a cluster.