Use this option to create a complete DIB fileset duplicate of a tree and all of its objects. The clone can then be placed on another server. When the destination server initiates DS, it will load the DIB fileset, contact the master (original) replica of the tree, resolve its name, then synchronize any changes to the DIB fileset made after the clone was created.
A clone of an eDirectory™ DIB set should only be placed on a server running the same operating system as the server the clone was created on. For example, if you want to restore a cloned DIB fileset to a Solaris server, create the clone on a Solaris server and not on a NetWare or Windows server.
Although the backend for this feature shipped with eDirectory 8.7, it was not supported until eDirectory 8.7.1 running iMonitor 2.1 or later. This option does not apply to any version of Novell® eDirectory or NDS® prior to 8.7.
Creating a Clone
1. Extend the Schema on the Tree
Make sure to extend the schema, or an error will occur. Use
dibclone.sch which is present in the installation. This will add the needed
attributes for the iMonitor clone utility to operate.
2. Create the Clone DIB Fileset
The clone DIB fileset can be created with the originating server either online
or offline. The offline method requires eDirectory to be brought down. When
using the online mode, eDirectory is not locked.
Online Method
- Run Clone DIB Configuration within iMonitor.
- Specify the fully qualified name of the server to be cloned and the file path where the cloned DIB files will be placed, then check the Create Clone Object and the Clone DIB Online boxes. The NCP Server name (Clone Object) of the target server must match the target server name.
- Click Submit.
The NDS clone object is created and the DIB fileset is copied to the specified destination.
Offline Method
- Run Clone DIB Configuration within iMonitor.
- Supply the fully qualified name of the server to be cloned, and check the Create Clone Object box.
- Click Submit.
The NDS clone object is then created, eDirectory is shut down, and an error reports that eDirectory is locked.- Manually copy the *.nds, nds*, and nds.rfl/*.* files to a destination or media on the target server convenient for moving the set to the target server. Additionally, on Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX systems, transfer the /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/nds.conf file to the target server and update all the references to the source server in the file with the target server name.
- Bring up eDirectory on the originating server. If eDirectory is restarted on the source server before the files are copied, this clone is invalid. The new NCP Server object must then be deleted and the clone must be recreated.
3. Move the DIB Fileset
Move the cloned DIB fileset onto the receiving server in the proper directory
location.
4. Run eDirectory on the Cloned Server
Make sure the master replica of the clone server object is running eDirectory
and is available. When eDirectory initializes on the cloned server, it will
communicate with the master replica where the final naming of the cloned server
is resolved.
Completing the eDirectory Configuration
Platform | Directory |
NetWare | sys:\system\nici\NICISDI.KEY |
Windows | C:\WINNT\System32\Novell\NICI\NICISDI |
Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX | /var/novell/nici/0/nicisdi.key |
Configuring SAS, LDAP, and SNMP Services
All the services listed below can be configured in one operation by entering the following command at the command line:
ndsconfig upgrade [-a admin FDN]
IMPORTANT: The above command is applicable to Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX only. For configuring the services individually, refer the following tables:
SAS
Platform Command or Tool NetWare Create SAS Service object and Certificates using iManager. Windows Create SAS Service object and Certificates using iManager. Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX ndsconfig add -t tree_name -o server_context -m sas
LDAP
Platform Command or Tool NetWare Create LDAP Server and Group Objects using iManager. Windows Create LDAP Server and Group Objects using iManager. Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX ndsconfig add -t tree_name -o server_context -m ldap or
Create LDAP Server and Group Objects using iManager.
SNMP
Platform Command or Tool NetWare SNMPINST -c adminContext password ServerDN
Windows rundll32 snmpinst, snmpinst -c createobj -a userFDN -p
password -h hostname_or_IP_addressLinux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX ndsconfig add -t tree_name -o server_context -m snmp
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