15.11. Making a Read-Only Replica Updatable

Making a read-only server writable means changing the replica from a dedicated consumer or a hub to a supplier.
  1. Make sure there are no updates in progress.
  2. Stop the supplier server.
  3. Enable the change log: 
    # ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x
dn: cn=changelog5,cn=config

changetype: add
objectClass: top
objectClass: extensibleObject
cn: changelog5
nsslapd-changelogdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/changelogdb/
  4. Change the replica role:
    • To a single master: 
      # ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x
dn: cn=replica,cn=dc\3Dexample\2Cdc\3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: nsDS5ReplicaType
nsDS5ReplicaType: 3
-
replace: nsDS5Flags
nsDS5Flags: 1
-
replace: nsDS5ReplicaId
nsDS5ReplicaId: unique_replica_id
-
delete: nsDS5ReplicaBindDN
    • To a multi master: 
      # ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x
dn: cn=replica,cn=dc\3Dexample\2Cdc\3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: nsDS5ReplicaType
nsDS5ReplicaType: 3
-
replace: nsDS5Flags
nsDS5Flags: 1
-
replace: nsDS5ReplicaId
nsDS5ReplicaId: unique_replica_id
-
replace: nsDS5ReplicaBindDN
nsDS5ReplicaBindDN: cn=Replication Manager,cn=config
  5. Stop the Directory Server instance: 
    # systemctl stop dirsrv
  6. Back up the /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance/dse.ldif file: 
    # cp /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/dse.ldif \
     /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/dse.ldif-1
    Do not name the backup file dse.ldif.bak. Directory Server uses this file name to keep a known working copy of the dse.ldif file.
  7. Edit the /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/dse.ldif file.
    1. Search for replication agreements. For example: 
      dn: cn=replica,cn=dc\5c3Dexample\5c2Cdc\5c3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
    2. Remove the line containing the nsState attribute from every replication agreement.
  8. Start the Directory Server instance: 
    # systemctl start dirsrv.target
  9. Monitor the error log file for error messages. For details, see Section E.2.3, “Viewing Logs”.
    If the replication fails:
    1. Delete all replication agreements: Section 15.12, “Removing a Supplier from the Replication Topology”.
    2. Disable replication: Section 15.9, “Disabling and Re-enabling a Replication Agreement”.
    3. Remove the changelog configuration: Section 15.14, “Removing the Changelog”.
    4. Restart the Directory Server and Admin Console: 
      # systemctl restart dirsrv.target
# systemctl restart dirsrv-admin.service
    5. Enable replication: Section 15.9, “Disabling and Re-enabling a Replication Agreement”.
    6. Create replication agreements: Section 15.3, “Replication Scenarios”.