Chapter 8 Managing Replication - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Replication is the mechanism by which directory data is automatically copied from
one Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) to another; it is an important
mechanism for extending your directory service beyond a single server
configuration. This chapter describes the tasks to be performed on the supplier
servers and the consumer servers to set up single master replication, multi-master
replication, and cascading replication. This chapter includes the following topics:
• Replication Overview (page 280)
• Replication Scenarios (page 284)
• Summary of Steps for Complex Replication Configurations (page 289)
• Detailed Replication Tasks (page 290)
• Configuring Single-Master Replication (page 296)
• Configuring Multi-Master Replication (page 300)
• Configuring Cascading Replication (page 305)
• Making a Replica Updatable (page 311)
• Deleting the Change Log (page 312)
• Initializing Consumers (page 313)
• Forcing Replication Updates (page 316)
• Replication Over SSL (page 320)
• Replication with Earlier Releases (page 322)
• Using the Retro Change Log Plug-In (page 324)
• Monitoring Replication Status (page 327)
• Solving Common Replication Conflicts (page 330)
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