[389-users] bulk initialization with MMR

[Rich Megginson]

Gary Windham wrote:
> We have a setup where we are running 2 servers behind a load balancer 
> (for HA purposes), where each of these servers is bulk-initialized 
> daily (via ldif2db.pl) with a large set of data fed to us via batch 
> extracts from various administrative systems.  Up till now, there has 
> been no need to configure replication between these 2 servers, as all 
> of the data is read-only.  However, we now have a requirement to 
> update some of the directory data in a "real-time" fashion (e.g., when 
> particular events fire in our PeopleSoft system we want to update the 
> directory)--hence, the need for MMR.  The batch extracts will still be 
> our "checkpoints", so we will want to load them in once-per-day, as we 
> do now.
How does the data get from peoplesoft to the directory server?
>
> So, the question is: what would be the "recommended" approach for a 
> scenario like this?  How do we (can we?) make MMR coexist peacefully 
> with frequent bulk initializations?
In general, it's not a good idea to do a bulk load daily.
>
> TIA,
> --Gary
>
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> Gary Windham
> Senior Enterprise Systems Architect
> The University of Arizona, UITS
> +1 520 626 5981
>
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