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The following commands will back-up and restore the OracleContext directory of an Oracle Internet Directory. This, in addition to a full export of the metadata repository database, should provide a backup of an OracleAS 10g configuration in case the infrastructure server must be rebuilt (NOTE: The restore procedure has not been tested).
D:\OraHome1\bin>ldifwrite -c asdb -b cn=oraclecontext -f oid_20051005.ldif This tool can only be executed if you know database user password for OiD Enter OiD Password ::
Where:
-c = the metadata repository alias in tnsnames.ora
-f = the filename of the backup
The OID password is set during installation to the same password specified for the Oracle Application Server administrator.
ldapaddmt -h host_name -p port_number -v -f backup.ldif
Where:
host_name = the infrasturcture servers fully qualified hostname, e.g. foo.bar.com
port_number = the Oracle Internet Directory port (default=389)
backup.ldif = the filename of the .ldif file created during backup
Chapter 11 OracleŽ Internet Directory Administrator's Guide 10g (9.0.4) Part Number B12118-01