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Bootstrapping a Directory in the Oracle Directory Integration Platform

This chapter contains these topics:

• Bootstrapping Oracle Internet Directory from a Connected Directory

• Bootstrapping a Connected Directory from Oracle Internet Directory

  Note: The bootstrapping procedures in this chapter assume that the agent for a connected directory is available to synchronize between the connected directory and Oracle Internet Directory. The procedures are for only the initial synchronization or migration of data from one directory to the other.

Bootstrapping Oracle Internet Directory from a Connected Directory

As part of the initial set up of the Oracle Directory Integration platform environment, you may need to bootstrap Oracle Internet Directory from another directory. You can do this in two ways:

• Using External Tools to Import Data into Oracle Internet Directory

• Using an Agent to Import Data in Oracle Internet Directory

If the directory from which the Oracle Internet Directory is being bootstrapped is also going to be part of the Oracle Directory Integration platform environment--as is the case, for example, with Oracle HR--then follow the steps in this chapter for the initial bootstrap.

Using External Tools to Import Data into Oracle Internet Directory

1. Disallow any updates to the connected directory by setting it to the read-only mode.

2. Copy the data from the connected directory to Oracle Internet Directory by using the external tool. You can do this by using the Oracle Internet Directory bulkload tool, which enables you to load data into Oracle Internet Directory from an LDIF file.

   See Also: "Command-Line Tools Syntax" for instructions on using command-line tools

3. Register the connected directory agent with the Oracle Directory Integration platform by using Oracle Directory Manager. When you do this:
   • Set either the orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgTime attribute or the orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgNum attribute to the value it had when you set the connected directory to read-only mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute to DISABLE.

     See Also: "Registering the Oracle Directory Integration Server"

4. After copying is complete and verified:
   • Set the connected directory back to the update mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute in the profile to ENABLE so that synchronization between Oracle Internet Directory and the connected directory can start

Using an Agent to Import Data in Oracle Internet Directory

With this method, the agent pulls changes from the connected directory based on a timestamp. For this to happen, the connected directory must identify its changes by using a timestamp.

1. Disallow any updates to the connected directory by setting it to the read-only mode.

2. Register the connected directory agent with the Oracle Directory Integration platform by using Oracle Directory Manager. When you do this:
   • Set either the orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgTime attribute or the orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgNum attribute to the value it had when you set the connected directory to read-only mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute to DISABLE.

     See Also: "Registering the Oracle Directory Integration Server"

3. Wait for the synchronization to happen. The Oracle directory integration server starts the agent at the scheduled time. The agent then copies the data from the connected directory into Oracle Internet Directory.

4. When copying is complete and verified:
   • Set the connected directory back to the update mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute in the profile to ENABLE so that synchronization between Oracle Internet Directory and the connected directory can start

Bootstrapping a Connected Directory from Oracle Internet Directory

1. Disallow any updates to Oracle Internet Directory by setting it to the read-only mode.

2. Register the connected directory agent with the Oracle Directory Integration platform by using Oracle Directory Manager. When you do this:
   • Set either the orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgTime or orclodipConDirLastAppliedChgNum attribute in the profile to the value it had when you set the Oracle Internet Directory to read-only mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute in the profile to DISABLE.

     See Also: "Registering the Oracle Directory Integration Server"

3. By using the Oracle Internet Directory ldifwrite tool, move data that is to be synchronized in the connected directory into an LDIF file.

4. Copy data from the LDIF file into the connected directory by using external tools available in the connected directory.

5. When copying is complete and verified:
   • Set Oracle Internet Directory back to the update mode

   • Set the orclodipAgentControl attribute in the profile to ENABLE so that the synchronization between Oracle Internet Directory and the connected directory can start