Use this option to create a complete DIB fileset duplicate of a tree and all of its objects. The clone can then be placed on another server. When the destination server initiates DS, it will load the DIB fileset, contact the master (original) replica of the tree, resolve its name, then synchronize any changes to the DIB fileset made after the clone was created. This option was introduced in Novell® eDirectoryTM 8.7. It does not apply to any version of Novell eDirectory or NDS® before 8.7.
Steps to Create a Clone
Extend the Schema on the Tree
Make sure to extend the schema, or an error will occur. Use dibclone.sch which is present in the DS installation.Create the Clone DIB Fileset
The clone DIB fileset can be created with the originating server either online or offline. The offline method requires DS to be taken down.Online Method
- Load the dsclone module, dsclone.nlm (Netware®), dsclone.dll (Windows*) or ndsclone (UNIX*/Linux*) on the server to be cloned.
- Run Clone DIB Configuration within iMonitor.
- Supply the fully qualified name of the server to be cloned, the file path where the DIB cloned DIB files will be placed, and check the Create Clone Object and the Clone DIB Online boxes.
- Submit.
The NDS clone object is created and the DIB fileset is copied to the specified destination.
Offline Method
- Run Clone DIB Configuration within iMonitor.
- Supply the fully qualified name of the server to be cloned, and check the Create Clone Object box.
- Submit.
The NDS clone object is then created, DS is shut down, and an error reports DS is locked. You then manually copy the full DIB fileset, including all related directories and files, to a destination or media convenient for use in moving the set to the destination server. Bring up DS on the originating server.
Move the DIB Fileset
Move the cloned DIB fileset onto the receiving server in the proper directory location.Run DS on the Cloned Server
Make sure the master replica of the clone server object is running DS and is available. When DS initializes on the cloned server, it will communicate with the master replica where the final naming of the cloned server is resolved.
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