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Initializing Consumers
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 347, for
more information.
NOTE
Performing Online Consumer Initialization
To initialize or reinitialize a consumer online:
Create a replication agreement.
1.
See "Creating a Replication Agreement," on page 318.
On the supplier server, on the Directory Server Console, select the
2.
Configuration tab.
Expand the Replication folder, then expand the replicated database.
3.
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.
Click Yes in the confirmation box.
4.
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.
To update this window, right-click the replicated database icon in the navigation
tree, and choose Refresh Replication Agreements. When online consumer
initialization finishes, the status changes to reflect this.
For more information about monitoring replication and initialization status, see
"Monitoring Replication Status," on page 360.
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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.
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