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My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

My first suggestion would be to contact Mimix and ask them for their recommendations.  You pay a pot of money for support so you might as well take advantage of it.

My second suggestion would be to try the IBM i community at https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=f0246bc4-08f3-43c5-a7f8-b6a64d387894

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

My first suggestion would be to contact Mimix and ask them for their recommendations.  You pay a pot of money for support so you might as well take advantage of it.

My second suggestion would be to try the IBM i community at https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=f0246bc4-08f3-43c5-a7f8-b6a64d387894

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

Hi Robert,

In regards to contacting Precisely about using MIMIX I found an article on their website. It reference an IBM redbook called "Understanding LDAP Design and Implementation" . The article goes onto say that both Precisely and IBM recommend not using MIMIX to replicate the LDAP data. Instead it recommends using IBM's own internal replication. I think it might be worth looking into the future. I think for next week when we do our DR role swap I'll use some of the tools I have already for adding in missing entries. 

Thank you,

Mike

My first suggestion would be to contact Mimix and ask them for their recommendations.  You pay a pot of money for support so you might as well take advantage of it.

My second suggestion would be to try the IBM i community at https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=f0246bc4-08f3-43c5-a7f8-b6a64d387894

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

Good find on that document.  Hope you grind this out.

Hi Robert,

In regards to contacting Precisely about using MIMIX I found an article on their website. It reference an IBM redbook called "Understanding LDAP Design and Implementation" . The article goes onto say that both Precisely and IBM recommend not using MIMIX to replicate the LDAP data. Instead it recommends using IBM's own internal replication. I think it might be worth looking into the future. I think for next week when we do our DR role swap I'll use some of the tools I have already for adding in missing entries. 

Thank you,

Mike

My first suggestion would be to contact Mimix and ask them for their recommendations.  You pay a pot of money for support so you might as well take advantage of it.

My second suggestion would be to try the IBM i community at https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=f0246bc4-08f3-43c5-a7f8-b6a64d387894

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Robert Berendt IBMChampion

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Sent: Thu January 11, 2024 01:59 PM
From: Michael Soucy
Subject: Backing up and recovering of EIM data

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try. 

SAVLIB LIB(QUSRDIRDB) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(SSO/USRDIRDB) - Production  - Mimix to DR

On DR

RSTLIB SAVLIB(QUSRDIRDB) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(SSO/USRDIRDB) >>>>> Copies the New Users missing mappings 

My apology if this is not the correct location to have this kind of a discussion.

I'm trying to better understand how to recover missing EIM entries when doing a MIMIX role swap to our DR server. It seems that whenever we do a role swap that there are always missing EIM entries that I have to add manually. I'm thinking there has got to be a better way to do this.

Doing a search, I came across the following IBM article. 
https://training.ops.bsb:8001/goanywhere/auth/Login.xhtml

If I'm reading this correctly it seems like there are multiple ways to do this. One of them that seems to be the easiest to do is to use the command CPYTOLDIF to backup the data into an .ldif file, send it to the DR server, and use the command CPYFRMLDIF to load all the EIM entries. I don't know if I'm over thinking things, but is it that simple? Should the LDAP server be up or down when doing the CPYFRMLDIF command or does it matter? We are planning another role swap on Wednesday; January 17th and I'm thinking that is what I'd like to try.