Adding and removing chained links in an active/passive link

The link content Chained Links panel for an active/passive link has these sections:

Links Replicating — Lists the links already included in the current link.

Local Links — For outbound links only, lists the active/active links in which the current link participates and the active/passive links for which the current system is the replica.

This section is not present for inbound links.

Remote Links — For inbound links only, lists the active/active links in which the other system involved in the current link participates and the active/passive links for which the other system involved in the current link is the replica.

This section is not present for outbound links.

To view the content of a link in any of the lists described above:

1.Click the view content control ( ) for the link.

2.In the Link Content window:

oTo see a list of the HCP tenants included on the link, click the Tenants tab.

oTo see a list of the default-namespace directories included on the link, click the Default Tenant tab.

oTo see a list of the chained links included in the link, click the Chained Links tab.

You can filter any of these lists to display a subset of the listed items. For instructions on doing this, see Filtering item selection lists.

3.When you’ve finished viewing the link content, click Close.

To add or remove chained links in an active/passive link, in the link content Chained Links panel:

1.Take either or both of these actions:

oTo add chained links to the current link:

1.Optionally, filter the list of links in the Local Links or Remote Links section, as applicable. For instructions on doing this, see Filtering item selection lists.

2.In the applicable list, select the links you want to add to the current link.

To select all the links in the list, click Select All above the list.

To deselect all the selected links, click Clear above the list.

oTo remove chained links from the current link:

1.Optionally, filter the list of links in the Links Replicating section. For instructions on doing this, see Filtering item selection lists.

2.In the list of replicating links, select the links you want to remove from the current link.

To select all the links in the list, click Select All above the list.

To deselect all the selected links, click Clear above the list.

2.Click Update Link.

If you’re removing chained links from the current link, a confirming message appears.

In the window with the confirming message, select I understand to confirm that you understand the consequences of your action. Then click Update Link.

For a discussion of chained replication, see Active/passive chained replication.

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