Remote updates provide an automatic method of administering remote users. Using remote updates:
You can automatically add all remote users who need to exchange messages across the network.
Your local Messaging system can exchange user information with each remote Messaging system that is administered on the local system.
Remote updates greatly reduce the time required to set up the Messaging digital network. Using the remote updates feature depends on:
The number of users in your network.
The size and disk space of your local system.
The number of networking ports that you are using.
You also can enter remote user information manually. Before you administer your user or remote update information, consult with the remote system administrators in your network. Each remote system administrator must determine whether to use remote updates.
The following types of remote updates are available:
Complete updates exchange all user information between all systems. When you add a new system to the network, each existing system must request a complete update from the new system to add the new users to the network. Complete updates might involve thousands of users and require heavy system resources. Therefore, you must perform complete updates during non-prime time to reduce the impact on system users.
Additionally, the local Messaging system can automatically schedule a complete update during non-prime time from a remote system if the local system detects discrepancies among databases.
Partial updates occur on a regular basis to add or change information for users. For example, a partial update occurs when a new user is added to a remote system or a local system.
When all systems in the network allow remote updates, the system whose database of users has changed notifies each system in the network.