15 Backup and Restoration of a Directory

15.1 Backing Up and Restoring a Small Directory or Specific Naming Context

To backup and restore a small directory or specific naming context in directory, do the following:

1. Backup the node by using the ldifwrite utility. Enter this command:

   ldifwrite connect="connect_string"  basedn="naming_context" file="backup.ldif"
   
   

2. Start the directory server on the new node by entering this command:

   oidctl connect= connect_string  server=oidldapd instance=1 \
          flags= '-p port_number' start
   
   

3. Load data into the new node by using the ldapaddmt utility. Enter this command:

   bulkload connect="connect_string" check="TRUE" generate="TRUE" \
     load="TRUE" restore="TRUE" append=TRUE" file="/complete_path/backup.ldif"
   
   

   
   

   Note: If you back up data from an earlier version of Oracle Internet Directory, such as 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2), then restore it on a node running 10g (10.1.4.0.1), you must update the password policy entries as described in "Password Policy and Fan-out Replication".

   
   

15.2 Backing Up and Restoring a Large Directory

For instructions on backing up and restoring a large directory, see Oracle Application Server Administrator's Guide.