Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Exporting Data
Chapter 4 Populating Directory Databases 151
Figure 4-1
Splitting a Database Contents into Two Databases
To populate the new databases requires exporting the contents of database one and
importing it into the new databases one and two.
You can use the Directory Server Console or command-line utilities to export data.
The following sections describe these methods in detail:
• Exporting Directory Data to LDIF Using the Console
• Exporting a Single Database to LDIF Using the Console
• Exporting to LDIF From the Command Line
Note that the export operations do not export the configuration information
(
cn=config
).
Exporting Directory Data to LDIF Using the
Console
You can export some or all of your directory data to LDIF, depending upon the
location of the final exported file. When the LDIF file is on the server, you can
export only the data contained by the databases local to the server. If the LDIF file
is remote to the server, you can export all of the databases and database links.
CAUTION
Do not stop the server during an export operation.