Chapter 13. Forcing replication updates after an instance in a replication environment was offline

Procedure

1. Check if the replication agreement has an update schedule configured:

   # dsconf <instance_name> repl-agmt get --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" example-agreement

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   If the output of the command contains nsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule: * or the nsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule parameter is not present, no update schedule is configured.

   If nsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule contains a schedule, such as shown in the following, note the value:

   nsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule: 0800-2200 0246

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2. If an update schedule is configured, enter the following command to temporary disable it:

   # dsconf <instance_name> repl-agmt set --schedule \* --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" example-agreement

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3. Temporarily disable the replication agreement:

   # dsconf <instance_name> repl-agmt disable --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" example-agreement

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4. Re-enable the replication agreement to force the replication update:

   # dsconf <instance_name> repl-agmt enable --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" example-agreement

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5. If a replication schedule was configured at the beginning of this procedure, set the schedule to the previous value:

   # dsconf <instance_name> repl-agmt set --schedule "0800-2200 0246" --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" example-agreement

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Procedure

1. Open the Replication menu.
2. Select the dc=example,dc=com suffix.
3. Open the Agreements tab.

4. Check if the replication agreement has an update schedule configured:

   1. Click the overflow menu next to the agreement, and select Edit Agreement.

   2. On the Scheduling tab, note the values that are currently set.

      

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      If Use A Custom Schedule is not selected, no schedule is configured.

5. Click the overflow menu next to the replication agreement, and select Disable/Enable Agreement to disable the agreement.

   The status of the agreement in the State column is now Disabled.

6. Click the overflow menu next to the replication agreement again, and select Disable/Enable Agreement to re-enable the replication agreement and enforce the replication update.

   The status of the agreement in the State column is now Enabled.

7. If a replication schedule was configured at the beginning of this procedure, set the schedule to the previous values:

   1. Click click the overflow menu, and select Actions Edit Agreement.
   2. On the Scheduling tab, set the previous values.