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Question
How do you export and import shared preferences from one IBM Rational Change 5.2 installation to another using Apache Directory Studio tool?
Cause
The preference load perl script for _SHARED_PREFERENCES does not load the preferences correctly in Rational Change installation.
Answer
Here is the procedure to transfer the _SHARED_PREFERENCES from one IBM Rational Directory Server to another.
Note: Create a valid backup of each Rational Directory Server installation and then proceed with the steps.
Refer to 'Backing up the Rational Directory Server' on page 11 of the IBM Rational Directory Server Administration Guide for backup instructions.
In the following example, preferences are transferred from server (A) to another (B).
- Install Apache Directory Studio from the link:
http://directory.apache.org/studio/
- Create a new connection for both Rational Directory Servers A and B.
Network Parameters
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Hostname
Port
No Encryption
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Authentication
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Simple Authentication
user -> uid=tdsadmin,ou=people,dc=telelogic,dc=com
password -> <tdsadmin password>
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- Open Connection in Rational Directory Server A.
- In the LDAP explorer go to dc=telelogic,dc=com > ou=Applications > ou=Preferences > cn=_SHARED_PREFERENCES.
- Right click cn=_SHARED_PREFERENCES
- Select export > LDIF Export > next.
Give a file name and save the export file.
- Open connection in receiving Rational Directory Server B.
- In the LDAP explorer go to dc=telelogic,dc=com > ou=Applications > ou=Preferences > cn=_SHARED_PREFERENCES
- Right click cn=_SHARED_PREFERENCES
- Click Delete
- Right click ou=Preferences
- Click Import > LDIF import
- Choose previous LDIF export file.
- Uncheck enable logging
- Click Finish.
- Verify that the cn=_SHARED_PREFERENCES entry has been updated in Rational Directory Server B.
- Restart Rational Directory Server B and Rational Change installation linked to Rational Directory Server B.
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