2. The Directory Server Access Control Model
3. Understanding the Directory Server Schema
4. Directory Server Index Databases
5. Understanding Directory Server Plug-Ins
6. Directory Server Replication
Overview of the Directory Server Replication Architecture
Basic Replication Architecture
Directory Server Change Processing
Historical Information and Conflict Resolution
What is a Replication Conflict?
Purging Historical Information
Schema Replication Architecture
Replication Status Definitions
Full Update Status and Bad Generation ID Status
Safe Read Mode and Replication Groups
Assured Replication Connection Algorithm
Assured Replication Monitoring
Fractional Data Set Identification
Fractional Replication Filtering
Fractional Replication and Local Operations
How the External Change Log Works
Porting Applications that Rely on Other Change Logs
Differences Between the ECL and the LDAP Change Log Draft
Additional Differences Between the ECL and the Sun DSEE Retro Change Log
API for Compatibility With the LDAP Change Log Draft and the Sun DSEE Retro Change Log
Limitations of the Compability API
When a replication server detects that a directory server is out of sync regarding the overall updates made in the topology, that directory server is said to have a degraded status. A directory server that is out of sync is unlikely to be able to send the expected acknowledgments in time for the replication server to avoid a timeout situation. The server therefore has a degraded status until it has an acceptable level of updates. With a degraded status, a directory server is no longer expected to send acknowledgments to the replication server, until it returns to having a normal status.
Because a directory server with a degraded status is unable to send acknowledgments, the synchronization of an LDAP operation in safe read mode cannot be assured. In other words, data read from this directory server might not contain the modifications made on another directory server in the topology.
For more information, see Replication Status Definitions.