This section describes how to move a repository to a dormant state and back to an active state.
A repository can be moved to a dormant state only from an active state. To perform this operation, you should be a member of the dm_datacenter_managers, a privileged group whose membership is maintained by superusers. This feature is only applicable for 7.0 and later versions of repositories.
To move a repository to a dormant state:
Navigate to Administration > Basic Configuration > Repository.
The Repository list page appears.
Select a repository that needs to be made dormant.
On the Repository page, do one of the following:
Select a repository in the Name column, then select Tools > Make Dormant.
Select a repository in the Name column and then right-click. From the available menu options, select Make Dormant.
In the confirmation page, click OK to confirm with the request to move a repository to a dormant state or Cancel to exit.
When you click OK, the Repository page displays.
The system displays the message Repository moved to dormant state successfully.
When a repository is moved to a dormant state, the status of all the Content Servers and ACS servers for this repository will also be moved to a dormant state.
In a multiple Content Server setup, moving a repository to a dormant state will move all the configured Content Servers to a dormant state. However, there will be delay in moving the non-connected servers to a dormant state. This delay is equal to the value of database_refresh_interval key as specified in server.ini. The database_refresh_interval key defines how often the main server thread (parent server) reads the repository to refresh its global caches. You can raise this value but it cannot be lowered. The default value is 1 minute.
For a WDK application to login to a repository in a dormant state, dmc_wdk_presets_owner, dmc_wdk_preferences_owner, and dm_bof_registry users should be a member of dm_datacenter_managers.
A repository can be moved back to an active state only from a dormant state. To perform this operation, you should be a member of the dm_datacenter_managers, a privileged group whose membership is maintained by superusers. This feature is only applicable for 7.0 and later versions of repositories.
To move a repository to an active state:
Navigate to Administration > Basic Configuration > Repository.
The Repository list page appears.
Select a repository that needs to be made active.
On the Repository page, do one of the following:
Select a repository in the Name column, then select Tools > Make Active.
Select a repository in the Name column and then right-click. From the available menu options, select Make Active.
In the confirmation page, click OK to confirm with the request to move a repository to an active state or Cancel to exit.
When you click OK, the Repository page displays.
The system displays the message Repository moved to active state successfully.
When a repository is moved to an active state, the status of all the Content Servers and ACS servers for this repository will also be moved to an active state.