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Configuring the Directory Server

Configuring Security in the Directory Server

Managing Directory Data

Controlling Access To Data

Replicating Data

Configuring Replication With dsreplication

To Enable Replication Between Two Servers

To Initialize a Replicated Server

To Initialize an Entire Topology

To Test Replication

To Obtain the Status of a Replicated Topology

Modifying the Replication Configuration With dsconfig

Retrieving the Replication Domain Name

Changing the Replication Purge Delay

To Change the Replication Purge Delay

Changing the Window Size

To Change the Window Size

Changing the Heartbeat Interval

To Change the Heartbeat Interval

Changing the Isolation Policy

To Change the Isolation Policy

Configuring Encrypted Replication

To Configure Encrypted Replication

Configuring Replication Groups

To Configure A Replication Group

Configuring Assured Replication

To Configure Assured Replication in Safe Data Mode

To Configure Assured Replication in Safe Read Mode

Configuring Replication Status

To Configure the Degraded Status Threshold

Initializing a Replicated Server With Data

Initializing a Single Replicated Server

Initializing a New Replicated Topology

Adding a Directory Server to an Existing Replicated Topology

Changing the Data Set in an Existing Replicated Topology

To Change the Data Set With import-ldif or Binary Copy

Configuring Schema Replication

Specifying the Schema Source

Disabling Schema Replication

Replicating to a Read-Only Server

To Configure a Replica as Read-Only

Detecting and Resolving Replication Inconsistencies

Types of Replication Inconsistencies

Detecting Inconsistencies

Resolving Inconsistencies

Managing Users and Groups

Directory Server Monitoring

Improving Performance

Advanced Administration

Replicating Data

Replication enables copies of identical data to be available across multiple servers. The directory server uses a multi-master replication model, which means that all the directory servers within a replication topology can accept read and write operations.

The multi-master replication model is loosely consistent by default. This means that changes made on one server are replayed asynchronously to the other servers in the topology. The same entries can be modified simultaneously on different servers. When updates are sent between the two servers, any conflicting changes must be resolved. Various attributes of a WAN, such as latency, can increase the chance of replication conflicts. Conflict resolution generally occurs automatically. A number of conflict rules determine which change takes precedence. In some cases conflicts must be resolved manually.


Note - In certain deployment scenarios, the default loose consistency model might not be adequate. In these situations, you can configure replication to function in assured mode. For more information, see Configuring Assured Replication.


Replication always occurs over a secure connection. Both parties of a replication session must authenticate to the other using SSL certificates. No access control or privileges are enforced. The following sections describe how to configure replication in the directory server.

This section includes the following topics: