Re: Correct way to load LDIF in mirrormode

[Pierangelo Masarati <masarati@aero.polimi.it>]

Howard Chu wrote:
> Peter Mogensen wrote:
> > masarati@aero.polimi.it wrote:
> > > - load server 1 using slapadd with option -S (the SID of server 1) and -w
> > >
> > > - slapcat server 1
> > >
> > > - slapadd server 2 using the slapcat from server 1
> > >
> > > this ensures you have consistent entryCSN and contextCSN
> >
> > Ahh...
> > That's of course right.
> > But that will also more than double the time needed to load a backup on 
> > a mirrormode setup.
>
> This procedure should only be needed if the LDIF doesn't already contain
> correct CSNs. If you're loading a backup from a 2.4 slapcat you can just
> slapadd it on all servers at once.

My understanding is that he was loading LDIF from 2.3, which has a 
different format for CSN.  So the first run with -S and -w was intended 
to initialize CSN info in 2.4 format with the SID of the first master. 
This would probably require to remove entryCSN values from the original 
LDIF.

p.