Dsconf backup/restore in a replication environment

Hi,
using Sun JS Directory Server 6.3.1. Two servers in a multi-master topology. When making a backup of the directory (on both systems) using dsconf backup, my question is: how should the restore be done, given the fact that there's a replication agreement between the two servers. Should both servers be restored (from the same backup date/time) and when after the restore will the replication start again? Is it possible that replication from host A already starts while host B is still restoring? And if so, how to prevent this situation?
/rolf

One other way to do it is with "dsconf export" and "dsconf import" (2 ways) -
1. When you use dsconf export, without -Q switch, then it automatically import the replication information. You will then have to import both suffixes and enable the "repl-accept-client-update-enabled" attribute to "on" for master instance to start accepting updates from clients.
Eg.
# dsconf set-suffix-prop –e –p <port>“<suffix>” repl-accept-client-update-enabled:on
2. If you export the backup with -Q switch, then you will anyhow import one of the instances and initialize the other from first instance as "dsconf import -Q" does not import the replication information.

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