Re: edir - replace underlying os....
David Gersic
> Looking to move a netware server to sles... However the edir instance is
> very large and it takes ages to get the replicas on... So, wondering if
> it possible to use something like dsbk to do an old style 'dsmaint' type
> procedure by using same version of edirectory and maintaining name, IP,
> etc. but changing the os...!!?!
In theory? Yes, I think that'd work. In practice? No idea, haven't tried
it. Have you looked in to dibclone, though? That may be more to your
needs.
> Any experience or thoughts and suggestions welcome!
Test first on non-production servers to see how this works. Be ready for
disaster recovery if it doesn't.
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