Chapter 11. Forcing replication updates after an instance in a replication environment was offline If you stop a Directory Server instance that is involved in replication for regular maintenance, the supplier must update the directory data immediately when it comes back online. You can enforce this update using the command line and the web console. 11.1. Forcing replication updates using the command line Perform the following steps on the suppliers to enforce replication updates for the dc=example,dc=com suffix in example-agreement . Prerequisites The replication is set up. The consumer has been initialized. Procedure Check if the replication agreement has an update schedule configured: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt get --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement 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 If an update schedule is configured, enter the following command to temporary disable it: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt set --schedule \* --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement Temporarily disable the replication agreement: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt disable --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement Re-enable the replication agreement to force the replication update: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt enable --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement If a replication schedule was configured at the beginning of this procedure, set the schedule to the value: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt set --schedule "0800-2200 0246" --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement Verification Display the replication status: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://supplier.example.com repl-agmt status --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement ... Last Update Start: 20210406120631Z Last Update End: 20210406120631Z Last Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded ... 11.2. Forcing replication updates using the web console Perform the following steps on the suppliers to enforce replication updates. Prerequisites The replication is set up. The consumer has been initialized You are logged in to the instance in the web console. Procedure Open the Replication menu. Select the dc=example,dc=com suffix. Open the Agreements tab. Check if the replication agreement has an update schedule configured: Click the overflow menu to the agreement, and select Edit Agreement . On the Scheduling tab, note the values that are currently set. If Use A Custom Schedule is not selected, no schedule is configured. Click the overflow menu 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 . Click the overflow menu 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 . If a replication schedule was configured at the beginning of this procedure, set the schedule to the values: Click click the overflow menu, and select Actions Edit Agreement . On the Scheduling tab, set the values. Verification Display the replication status: # dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://supplier.example.com repl-agmt status --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement ... Last Update Start: 20210406120631Z Last Update End: 20210406120631Z Last Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded ...

Commands:
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt get --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement
nsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule: 0800-2200 0246
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt set --schedule \* --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt disable --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt enable --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://server.example.com repl-agmt set --schedule "0800-2200 0246" --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://supplier.example.com repl-agmt status --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement Last Update Start: 20210406120631Z Last Update End: 20210406120631Z Last Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded
dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager" ldap://supplier.example.com repl-agmt status --suffix " dc=example,dc=com " example-agreement Last Update Start: 20210406120631Z Last Update End: 20210406120631Z Last Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded