Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02, Administrator'S Manual

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Initializing Consumers
310 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • May 2002
Manual consumer initialization using the command line, is a more effective
method of initializing a large number of consumers from a single LDIF file.
Online Consumer Initialization Using the
Console
Online consumer initialization using the console is the easiest way to initialize or
reinitialize a consumer. However, if you are replicating across a slow link, this
process can be very time consuming, and you may find manual consumer
initialization using the command line to be a more efficient approach (refer to
“Manual Consumer Initialization Using the Command Line,” on page 311 for more
information).
Performing Online Consumer Initialization
To initialize or reinitialize a consumer online:
1.
Create a replication agreement.
See “Creating a Replication Agreement,” on page 291.
2.
On the supplier server, on the Directory Server Console, select the
Configuration tab.
3.
Expand the Replication folder, then expand the replicated database. Right-click
the replication agreement, and choose Initialize Consumer from the pop-up
menu.
A message is displayed to warn you that any information already stored in the
replica on the consumer will be removed.
4.
Click Yes in the confirmation box.
Online consumer initialization begins immediately. You can check the status of the
online consumer initialization on the Summary tab in the Status box. If online
consumer initialization is in progress, the status shows that a replica is being
initialized.
NOTE When a consumer server is being initialized using the online
consumer creation method, all operations (including searches) on
the replica are referred to the supplier server until the initialization
process is completed.