Migrating Data Between Directories

Once the Active Directory connector and Plug-in configurations are complete, do the following:

1. Identify the data you want to migrate. You can choose to migrate the entire data in the directory or only a subset.

2. Make sure that the synchronization is not enabled yet.

3. Migrate data from one directory to another by using the Directory Integration and Provisioning Assistant with the bootstrap option. Bootstrapping is described in Chapter 37, "Bootstrapping of a Directory in the Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Platform".

   Once bootstrapping is accomplished, the profile status attributes are appropriately updated in the synchronization profile by the Directory Integration and Provisioning Assistant.

4. If you have used LDIF file-based bootstrapping, then you need to initialize the lastchangenumber value. This can be done by using the Directory Integration and Provisioning Assistant as follows:

   Dipassistant mp -updlcn
   
   

   This lastchangenumber attribute should be set to the value of the last change number in the source directory before you started the bootstrap.

5. If two-way synchronization is required, then enable the export profile and make sure that the change logging option is enabled for the Oracle directory server. Change logging is controlled by the -l option while starting Oracle Internet Directory. By default it is set to TRUE, meaning that change logging is enabled. If it is set to FALSE, then shut down the Oracle directory server and start with the change log enabled by using the OID Control Utility.