To convert a secondary Administration Console into a primary Administration Console, a recent backup of Administration Console must be available. See Backing Up the Access Manager Configuration. A backup is necessary to restore the certificate authority (CA).
If the failed server holds a master replica of any partition, you must use ndsrepair to designate a new master replica on a different server in the replica list.
WARNING:Perform these steps only if the primary Administration Console cannot be restored. If you have a recent backup, you can restore the primary Administration Console to new hardware. This is an easier configuration task than converting a secondary console into a primary console. See Section 33.1.4, Moving the Primary Administration Console to a New Hardware.
This conversion includes the following tasks: