As an alternative to the Tivoli® Directory
Server complete backup and restore mechanisms, there are two other
methods that you can use to back up and restore only the directory
server instance data that is stored in the DB2® database. These methods back up the DB2 data but not Tivoli Directory Server-specific configurations
such as the schema. One method also preserves DB2 configurations. The two methods are described
in the following list:
You can use the Tivoli Directory
Server LDAP LDIF export and import commands, idsdb2ldif and idsldif2db, to export the data into an LDIF file
and restore it from the LDIF file. See Importing and exporting LDIF data for
information about using the Configuration Tool, or the IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version
6.3 Command Reference for information about the commands. These
commands do not preserve DB2 configurations.
They work across all dissimilar hardware platforms, but they are relatively
slow.
You can use DB2 backup and
restore commands to back up and restore the data. This method preserves
the DB2 configurations and is
fast. This method works across some dissimilar hardware and platforms,
depending on whether DB2 supports
it. See the IBM Tivoli Directory
Server Version 6.3 Administration Guide for information.
For best results, use either the basic or enhanced method described
in Methods that back up complete directory server
instance information unless there are special circumstances
you must address, such as backing up and restoring data across dissimilar
hardware platforms.