RE: Number if databases in Directory Server 5.2

Hi,
Im looking to find out what the maximum number of databases should be in Directory Server 5.2.
I know that previously Sun had recommended that a certain number not be exceeded, but Im now looking for figures.
If there is any other information available, please post it.
thanks
ndrb

Just for the fun of testing, we did create more than 50 databases... The server works ok, but some operations start to be less responsive...
I would not recommend to use this in real deployments if there is also a lot of entries in the databases.
Regards
Ludovic.

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"[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1407 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=40 slot=40 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1406 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - T1
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1406 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1407 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228Z, ou=People, o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1407 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228z,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1407 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="o=isp" scope=2 filter="(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=marmara.terra.net.lb)(sunPreferredDomain=marmara.terra.net.lb)))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1408 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1408 op=0 msgId=141 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1408 op=0 msgId=141 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:02 -0300] conn=1407 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=0 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1407 op=2 msgId=3 - SRCH base="o=isp" scope=2 filter="(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=terra.net.lb)(sunPreferredDomain=terra.net.lb)))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1407 op=2 msgId=3 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1407 op=3 msgId=4 - SRCH base="o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" scope=2 filter="(&(uid=dede1)(objectClass=inetmailuser))" attrs="uid inetUserStatus mailUserStatus mailAllowedServiceAccess inetsubscriberstatus inetauthorizedservices nsmsgDisallowAccess mailAccessDomain mailHost mailMessageStore preferredLanguage mail mailQuota mailMsgQuota aclGroupAddr pabURI maxPabEntries preferredLocale"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1407 op=3 msgId=4 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1409 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=41 slot=41 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1409 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="uid=dede1,ou=People,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:16 -0300] conn=1409 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="uid=dede1,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:17 -0300] conn=1407 op=4 msgId=5 - SRCH base="uid=dede1,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" scope=0 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs="cn cn;lang-en givenName givenName;lang-en mail mailAlternateAddress mailAutoReplyMode mailAutoReplySubject mailAutoReplySubject;lang-en mailAutoReplyText mailAutoReplyText;lang-en mailAutoReplyTextInternal mailAutoReplyTextInternal;lang-en mailAutoReplyTimeout mailDeliveryOption mailForwardingAddress mailQuota mailMsgQuota preferredLanguage sn sn;lang-en uid vacationEndDate vacationStartDate mailHost mailSieveRuleSource sunUCDateFormat sunUCDateDelimiter sunUCTimeFormat nswmExtendedUserPrefs"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:17 -0300] conn=1407 op=4 msgId=5 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=42 slot=42 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228Z, ou=People, o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228z,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="ou=dede1,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp,o=pab" scope=2 filter="(|(cn=*)(ou=*))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=2 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=2 msgId=3 - SRCH base="ou=dede1,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp,o=pab" scope=2 filter="(|(objectClass=pab)(objectClass=pabgroup))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=2 msgId=3 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=3 msgId=4 - SRCH base="ou=dede1,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp,o=pab" scope=2 filter="(memberOfPAB=AddressBookabbe53c)" attrs="un cn sn givenName mail description telephoneNumber homePhone memberOfPAB memberOfPABGroup objectClass"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:18 -0300] conn=1410 op=3 msgId=4 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=0 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=49 slot=49 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228Z, ou=People, o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="uid=msg-admin-marmara.terra.net.lb-20050906144228z,ou=people,o=terra.net.lb,o=isp"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="o=isp" scope=2 filter="(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=terra.net.lb)(sunPreferredDomain=terra.net.lb)))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=2 msgId=3 - SRCH base="o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" scope=2 filter="(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected]))" attrs="preferredLanguage mail mailEquivalentAddress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=2 msgId=3 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=3 msgId=4 - SRCH base="o=terra.net.lb,o=isp" scope=2 filter="(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected]))" attrs="objectClass inetUserStatus mailUserStatus inetMailGroupStatus uid preferredLanguage mailRoutingAddress mailDeliveryOption mail mailAlternateAddress mailEquivalentAddress vacationStartDate vacationEndDate mailConversionTag mailMsgMaxBlocks mailHost mailQuota mailMsgQuota mailProgramDeliveryInfo mailDeliveryFileURL maildeliveryfile mailAutoReplyMode mailAutoReplySubject mailAutoReplyText mailAutoReplyTextInternal mailAutoReplyTimeout mailSieveRuleSource mailForwardingAddress mailDeferProcessing mgrpMsgRejectAction mgrprejecttext mgrpMsgRejectText mgrpBroadcasterPolicy mgrpDisallowedBroadcaster mgrpAllowedBroadcaster mgrpDisallowedDomain mgrpAllowedDomain mgrpMsgMaxsize mgrpAuthPassword mgrpModerator mgrpDeliverTo memberURL uniqueMember mgrpRFC822MailMember rfc822mailmember mgrpErrorsTo mgrpAddHeader mgrpRemoveHeader mgrpMsgPrefixText mgrpMsgSuffixText mgmanMemberVisibility expandable"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=3 msgId=4 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:47 -0300] conn=1411 op=4 msgId=5 - SRCH base="o=isp" scope=2 filter="(&(objectClass=sunManagedOrganization)(|(associatedDomain=ims-ms-daemon)(sunPreferredDomain=ims-ms-daemon)))" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1411 op=4 msgId=5 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=0 etime=1
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1412 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=50 slot=50 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1412 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=msg-config, cn=Sun ONE Messaging Suite, cn=Server Group, cn=marmara.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=2
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1412 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1412 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=configuration,cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:26:48 -0300] conn=1412 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=31 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=40 slot=40 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1415 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - T1
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1415 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=admin-serv-marmara, cn=Administration Server, cn=Server Group, cn=marmara.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=admin-serv-marmara,cn=administration server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=1 msgId=2 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=2 msgId=3 - UNBIND
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=2 msgId=-1 - closing - U1
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1418 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=statusping,cn=operation,cn=tasks,cn=admin-serv-marmara,cn=administration server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=0 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=2 msgId=3 - SRCH base="cn=admin-serv-marmara,cn=administration server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=2 msgId=3 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=22 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=3 msgId=4 - SRCH base="cn=slapd-marmara,cn=sun one directory server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=3 msgId=4 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=9 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=4 msgId=5 - SRCH base="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=4 msgId=5 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=16 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=5 msgId=6 - SRCH base="cn=sun one directory server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=5 msgId=6 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=13 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=6 msgId=7 - SRCH base="cn=administration server,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=6 msgId=7 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=22 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=7 msgId=8 - SRCH base="cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(nsExecRef=*)" attrs="nsExecRef nsLogSuppress"
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=7 msgId=8 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=17 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=8 msgId=9 - UNBIND
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:56 -0300] conn=1419 op=8 msgId=-1 - closing - U1
[04/Oct/2005:10:32:57 -0300] conn=1419 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:33:02 -0300] conn=1420 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:33:02 -0300] conn=1420 op=0 msgId=143 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:33:02 -0300] conn=1420 op=0 msgId=143 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=40 slot=40 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1420 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - T1
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1420 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=msg-config, cn=Sun ONE Messaging Suite, cn=Server Group, cn=marmara.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=2
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=configuration,cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=31 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=msg-config, cn=Sun ONE Messaging Suite, cn=Server Group, cn=marmara.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=2
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=configuration,cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=marmara.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=31 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=2 msgId=3 - UNBIND
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=2 msgId=-1 - closing - U1
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1422 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - B1
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:00 -0300] conn=1421 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:02 -0300] conn=1423 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:02 -0300] conn=1423 op=0 msgId=144 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:02 -0300] conn=1423 op=0 msgId=144 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=40 slot=40 LDAP connection from 127.0.0.1 to 127.0.0.1
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=1 msgId=3 - UNBIND
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=1 msgId=-1 - closing - U1
[04/Oct/2005:10:35:31 -0300] conn=1424 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=40 slot=40 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.21 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1423 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - T1
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1423 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=msg-config, cn=Sun ONE Messaging Suite, cn=Server Group, cn=coral.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=2
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=coral.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=configuration,cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=coral.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=31 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.21 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=0 msgId=1 - BIND dn="cn=msg-config, cn=Sun ONE Messaging Suite, cn=Server Group, cn=coral.terra.net.lb, ou=terra.net.lb, o=NetscapeRoot" method=128 version=2
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=coral.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot"
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=1 msgId=2 - SRCH base="cn=configuration,cn=msg-config,cn=sun one messaging suite,cn=server group,cn=coral.terra.net.lb,ou=terra.net.lb,o=netscaperoot" scope=2 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs=ALL
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=1 msgId=2 - RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=31 etime=0
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=2 msgId=3 - UNBIND
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=2 msgId=-1 - closing - U1
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1426 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closing - B1
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:05 -0300] conn=1425 op=-1 msgId=-1 - closed.
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:17 -0300] conn=1427 op=-1 msgId=-1 - fd=38 slot=38 LDAP connection from 212.98.130.20 to 212.98.130.20
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:17 -0300] conn=1427 op=0 msgId=145 - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3
[04/Oct/2005:10:37:17 -0300] conn=1427 op=0 msgId=145 - RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0 dn="cn=directory manager"
This log was generated when the message was sent and recieved.
Thanks for the help.

Oracle 9I Database, and Mobile Server install history

Dear Oracle technical representative:
This TAR started out as a true request for help in solving installation problems with Oracle 9i Release 2 Enterprise Edition, and Oracle 9i Mobile Server Release 5.0.1, but it has turned into a history of frustration with out of date, laconic, and often incorrect, and misleading documentation. As a software developer, I understand that documentation is always out of date, at least mine is. Nonetheless, I must speak my mind while understanding, and sympathizing with your situation.
I struggled through the documentation, and managed to get everything working. While I was doing that, I wrote down the step by step procedure that I used to get Database, and Mobile Server running. By sharing this rough install history with you, it is my hope that it will help prevent others from experiencing the same difficulties that I have had. It has been my observation that when a user has problems installing a trial software package they give up quickly, and do not purchase a copy. It is thus extremely important that the installation instructions, and quick start guide be accurate, attentive to detail, and well written. The first impression is the one that counts.
The Oracle 9i Lite Installation, and Configuration Guide for Windows NT shipped with Oracle 9i Lite Release 5.0.1 definitely requires, and emergency rewrite. It is terribly out of date, inaccurate, and laconic. My guess is that it is a very sloppy rewrite of poorly written 8i documentation. The Oracle 9i Database Installation Guide for Windows is somewhat better. It however should do a better job informing you that before installing onto a old server the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC), and VC runtime libraries must be up to date. The history describes the trouble with not having the MFC42.dll at version 6. Another corker is that the default port the installer presents is 2030, and not 1521, and that leads to major confusion in the both the Database, and Mobile Server installs.
Thank you for looking at the history. I hope that it will be of use to you when you update your documentation.
Thomas G. Matney
Mississippi State University
[email protected]
(662)325-2791
TAR for Oracle 9i Release 2 Database Enterprise Edition, and Oracle Lite Release 5.0.1 Mobile Server
Installation problems are highlighted in red.
Installation sequence/history:
     1. Installed Windows NT 4.0 Server SP1 on Dell Power Edge 4300 dual x86 server to wipe the slate clean.
     2. Setup TCP/IP, and IPX/SPX networks
          Computer name YGGDRASILL
          Host name = YGGDRASILL
          Domain = CFR.MSSTATE.EDU
          Internet name = YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSATE.EDU = 130.18.130.225
     3. Installed NT SP3, and Internet Explorer 4.01 from the NT 40 Options Pack CD as the gateway to installing MTS 2.0, and IIS 4.0.
     4. Installed MTS 2.0, and IIS 4.0 from NT 4.0 Optins Pack CD.
     5. Applied NT 4.0 SP6.
     6. Installed Internet Explorer 5.5 as a prerequisite to installing MADAC 2.6.
     7. Installed MDAC 2.6
     8. Installed Paint Shop Pro 7 for capturing error screens.
     9. As previous install errors stated that the ordinal function xxxx could not be found in MFC42.dll, the latest version (6.0.8665.0) of the dll was installed, and registered from MS VC++ SP5. Also I upgraded MSVCIRT.dll, MSVCRT.dll, MSCRT40.dll, and added MSVC60.dll from SP5 to be on the safe side.
According to the installation documents all the prerequisites for installing Oracle 9i Release 2 Database Enterprise Edition are satisfied.
     10. Began install of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition with target parameters:
          Home directory = D:\Oracle\Ora92
          Database directory = D:\Oracle\oradata
          Global database name = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU
          Port = 2030
          SID = FIA
          SYSTEM Password = phwphw
          SYS Password = phwphw
          SCOTT Password = phwphw
          DBSNMP Password = I left this one unassigned or empty.
          tnsnames.ora entry for remote TCP/IP connection
          a. CD 1 of 3 load
               1. Error writting to MFC42u.dll. Action ignore. A check indicated that MFC42u.dll version did not match the updated version of MFC42.dll. Plan is to update after install. Unicode version of MFC is probably not used by the installer.
          b. CD 1 completed with only one problem, and CD 2 load begins.
          c. CD 2 installed without incident., and CD 3 load begins, and completes without farther problems. The only issue to address at this time is to update the MFC42u.dll.
               HTTP Server URLs
                    http://7778
                    https://4443
     12. Evaluation of install success begins.
          a. Oracle HTTP Service will not start. It is of particular interest that on installs that I do not upgrade the MFC42.dll the Oracle HTTP Service will start correctly, but during the install I get the error message Ordinal nnnn not found in MFC42.dll, and the Oracle MTS Recovery Service crashes during the install. I am caught between a rock and hard spot on this one. See the Figure 1. At the end of this document. I do not need the HTTP Server at this time but I will need it later and this issue must be resolved. It appears that it hangs during startup. I am sorry but I lost the ordinal number nnnn.
          When I try to start the HTTP server from the Programs menu. It Hangs, and does not return an error message. See Figure 2, and the included Apache Setup.txt, the install log, and the HTTPd.conf . The conf, and setup files look OK to me. What is the problem?
          b. All other services start correctly.
          c. Logged into the database as SCOTT on the server with SQL Plus using the connection information:
               FIA.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU =
               (DESCRIPTION =
               (ADDRESS_LIST =
               (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yggdrasill)(PORT = 1521))
               (CONNECT_DATA =
               (SERVER = DEDICATED)
               (SERVICE_NAME = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU)
          I created some tables, inserted data, and queried for the data. Everthing seems to be working correctly.
          d. Logged in remotely from my AOL account on a dial-up line using Oracle 9i Release 2 Personal Edition installed on my ThinkPad. Every thing tested out as above. I used the connection information:
               FIA.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU =
               (DESCRIPTION =
               (ADDRESS_LIST =
               (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yggdrasill.cfr.msstate.edu)(PORT = 1521))
               (CONNECT_DATA =
               (SERVER = DEDICATED)
               (SERVICE_NAME = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU)
     13. I concluded that except for the Oracle HTTP Server Service not starting correctly, and that after updating the MFC42u.dll to VC++ SP5 level the stage is set for installing Oracle 9i Mobile Server Release 5.0.1. I copied the MFC42u.dll to the server and registered it successfully.
     14. As Visual Studio 6.0 Professional updates all of the MFC stuff, I decides to install it at this juncture, and apply SP5.
     15. Installed JDK1.3.1 required for Oracle 9i Mobile Server Release 5.0.1
At this time the prerequisites for installing Oracle 9i Mobile Server Release 5.0.1 are satisfied, and MFC, and rt are at version 6.
It is important to note that after installing MS Visual Studio Professional 6.0 SP5, the HTTP server started working. It is clear that prior to installing Oracle Database it is essential that MFC, and possibly other components are upgraded before starting an installation of Oracle. This probably only applies to old NT servers, but it should be mentioned in the installation instructions.
     16. Attempt to install Oracle Mobile Server Release 5.0.1
          a. File locations Screen
               Name: = OraLite501
               Path: = D:\OraLite501
          b. Select Mobile Server at Installation Screen
          c. Mobile Server Repository Database Information Screen
               Hostname = YGGDRASILL = hostname from tnsnames.ora
               Port = 2030 = same as Database port
                    It is troublesome that the port in tsnames.ora is 1521, and not 2030 as was specified in the database install. I will try this port on the reinstall. On the retry, it worked. The problem was that I was mislead by the default port of 2030 at the database install. The database was actually installed on port 1521, and I was not given an error message, or warning. As I am a first time installer of Oracle products this threw me for a loop. The default port for the database needs to be 1521, if regardless of what the user specifies for a port you are going to install on port 1521.
               Net Service Name = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU = Global database name as required by installation instructions.
          d. Yes. At Do you want to install the Mobile Server Repository question.
          e. At Oracle Protocol Support, I checked the SPX box.
          f. Summary, and Install screens function to specifications.
          g. Mobile Server Repository Wizard
               Database System password:
                    Password = phwphw
          h. Mobile Server Repository Wizard
               Schema Name: fiafield
               Password : fiafield
          i. Success at last with the install part. The problem was the wrong port number. See my above comments on this problem, and how Oracle could grease the skids for the next first time installer.
     j. I could not find the httpd.conf file in the place the install instructions said it should be for running the Mobile Server in Oracle HTTP Server. Since only one copy of httpd.conf existed, I added the include D:\OraLite501\mobile\server\bin\wtgias.conf to the bottom of the file assuming that it is the correct one. I the re-booted instead of using apache -k restart. The Oracle HTTP Server started, so there is hope. The install instructions state that the httpd.conf file would most likely be in the program files directory, when they are really installed in the Oracle Lite home directory.
     k. According to the documentation the Mobile Server should start when the Oracle HTTP Server starts with the wtgias.conf file added to the httpd.conf file. It does not. If I use Process Explorer, I know that Apache loaded the wtgias.conf, because both Apache.exe processes that are running have the wtgias.dll loaded. The facts are at this stage of the game are
          1. OraMTSRecoveryService is started
          2. OracleOraHome92HTTPService is started
          3. OracleOraHome92Listener is started on port
          4. OracleServiceFIA is started
          5. Apache.exe has the wtgias.dll loaded
          6. The Moble Server is not running and it should be if the documentation is correct.
          7. If I start the Mobile Server either as a service using wtgsvc -i or with the webtogo command from the DOS prompt, the Mobile Server starts, but when I attempt to log in with the URL http://Yggdrasill:7778/webtogo/startup it inform me the Mobile Server is not started and it is. Figure 3 shows the response I receive from the login attempt.
     l. I finally ran the Mobile Server in total debug mode using the command webtogo -d0", and it gave me the subtle hint that the correct URL is
          http://Yggdrasill.cfr.msstate.edu/webtogo/startup.
     When I use the above URL and I can login to the Mobile Server with UN = fiafield, and PW = fiafield. I was confused by the documentation. I was under the assumption that the host address would be either http://Yggdrasill:7778, or http://Yggdrasill:4443. After all when I, installed Oracle Database these URLs were listed. It needs to be made clear in the installation guide for the mobile server that the Mobile Server address is http://Your servers WWW address/webtogo/startup, and the statements about the Mobile Server will start when the Oracle HTTP Server is started needs to be removed since they are incorrect. Also, the documentation should clearly state that the Schema Name, and Password given in the Repository Wizard Screen are synonymous with the username, and password for the Mobile Server login.
     m. After determning the hard way that the Mobile Server does not start when the the Oracle HTTP Server starts, and that the correct URL is http://Internet address/webtogo/startup = http://Yggdrasill.cfr.msstate.edu/webtogo/startup, I decide to start the Mobile Server as a service with the command wtgsvc -i. After I re-booted, to my surprise, I could not login to the Mobile Server. When I checked the system services, the webtogo service was running. So to give the start as a service thing a fair chance I re-booted again, but obtained the same results. I thus concluded that the Mobile Server will not run correctly as a service. As it turns out my conclusion was wrong. After waiting a few minutes, my login try was successful. The documentation should indicate that after booting it may be a minute or two before the Mobile Server service become available.
     n. After some serious problems with the installer, and the documentation everything is working. I have a green light to go on to the next stage, which is program the handheld to take advantage of the Mobile Server. I will be glad to get back to programming, and am so thankful that I am not a network administrator.
     Appendix
HTTPd.Conf (Abstract only), Apache Setup.txt,
tsnames.ora, and listener.ora.
HTTPd.conf (Abstract only)
# Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool.
# Include the Oracle configuration file for custom settings
include "D:\oracle\ora92\Apache\Apache\conf\oracle_apache.conf"
include "D:\OraLite501\mobile\server\bin\wtgias.conf "
     tsnames.ora
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
INST1_HTTP.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yggdrasill)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
FIA.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yggdrasill)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
          listener.ora
# LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yggdrasill)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\ora92)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = FIA.YGGDRASILL.CFR.MSSTATE.EDU)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\ora92)
(SID_NAME = FIA)
          Apache SetupInfo.txt
The following information is available in:
D:\oracle\ora92\Apache\Apache\setupinfo.txt
The HTTP Server can be accessed using the following URLs:
http://yggdrasill:7778
https://yggdrasill:4443

You can find information regarding enabling the iSQLPLUS in the following Oracle manual.
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14357/ch2.htm

Performance concern with directory server implementation

performance concern with directory server implementation
I first posted this at metalink forum, and was suggested to post it here instead.
Hi,
I'd like to get any feedback regarding performance of oracle directory server implementation. Below is what I copy&patested from 9i Net Services Administrator's Guide, I found no 'directory server vendor documentation', so anything regarding this is welcome too.
Performance
Connect identifiers are stored in a directory server for all clients to access.
Depending on the number of clients, there can be a significant load on a directory
server.
During a connect identifier lookup, a name is searched under a specific Oracle
Context. Because of the scope of the lookup, you probably want users to experience
relatively quick performance so that the database connect time is not affected. Users
may begin to notice slow connect times if lookups takes more than one second.
You can resolve performance problems changing the network topology or
implementing replication.
See Also: Directory server vendor documentation for details on
resolving performance issues
Thanks.
Shannon

Shannon,
you can find some tuning advises in the following
a) OiD Capacity Planning Considerations
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/network.920/a96574/cap_plan.htm#1030019
b) Tuning Considerations
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/network.920/a96574/tuning.htm#999468
c) oracle net services
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/network.920/a96579/products.htm#1005697
you should start with a) to get an overview what to be aware of
--Olaf

Binding to directory server vs. OD replica

Can someone explain the practical differences between binding a server to an OD master vs. being a replica of that OD master?
Why would I bind a server instead of making a replica? Seems like the replica would always be easier to admin and would provide the same function...?

I'm wondering why someone would do this. Why bind one server to another vs. making that second server a replica?
The real issue is whether this server is going to provide authentication services to other clients.
In addition to not wanting all your data on a single machine, if you have many client systems it may overwhelm a single directory server. For these reasons you may create a replica (or number of replicas) that keep in sync with the master server and have a complete copy of the entire Open Directory database (all users, machines, groups, etc.)
These replicas can then be used to provide authentication services to client systems, as well as provide failover for the client in case this machine goes away for any reason.
In contrast there's no need for every client system to have the entire directory. If you have many machines, the number of update messages that get passed around and need to be replicated to every machine on the network would be cumbersome, at best.
Then there's also an element of security - the directory should have some level of protection since it includes data about every user, including their password and other personal details. If you replicate this to every machine then any user on your network could poke around the data at their leisure. Contrast that with a typical client machine that only has the account credentials for the current user.
So for any network you should create one master and at least one replica. Client systems should point to a replica and should not be Open Directory replicas themselves.

Access Manager Failed to Connect to Directory Server

Dear All,
I have problem with Directory Server connection in Access Manager. This happened in Production site, all application that integrated with Oracle Access Manager (OAM) for Single Sign On are not accessible after the Directory Server connection problem occur in OAM. The problem has only started occurring suddenly, before it the all service including the OAM and Directory Server is running well. Below are the error messages that appear in WebGate log file (ohs1.log) and OAM log file (oblog.log) :
>> OHS/WebGate (ohs1.log) :
[2014-01-21T09:25:12.0053+07:00] https://community.oracle.com/OHS https://community.oracle.com/OHS-9999 https://community.oracle.com/apache2entry_web_gate.cpp host_id: <WEBGATE_HOSTNAME> [host_addr:10.10.254.178] [ecid: 004w76rlRYt0NuapxKL6iW0000sE001oGY] The host and port from the requested URL could not be found in the Policy database. Check if the corresponding directory service is up.
>> OAM (Oblog.log):
2014/01/15@03:12:23.833746 [30573 30606 | tel:30573%20%20%2030606] DB_RUNTIME ERROR 0x000008C1 ../ldap_connection_mngr.cpp:443 "Failed to connect to directory server" lpszHost<LDAP_HOSTNAME_VIA_LOADBALANCER> port<LDAP_PORT_VIA_LOAD_BALANCER>
The OAM using the Load Balancer between the LDAP Directory Server to OAM's component. When the error appears, there are no problem with the Load Balancer and all of Directory Sever services is up. There are two Directory Server servers in Multi Master Replication and 14 WebGate servers that integrated with OAM. Is there a limitation number of WebGate for integrated to the OAM?
I have tried to set some parameters in OAM configuration to solve this problem. I set the Maximum Connection of Directory Server parameter to 10 value (in OAM Console), the LDAPOperationTimeout paramater to 1 hour value and the LDAPMaxNoOfRetries parameter to 2 value (in the globalparams.xml). After set these parameters, the error is not appear in some days, but suddenly appear again in the same error message. May be set these parameters is not appropriate solution for the problem or the value that I set is not correct. Any experience with this?
I still don't know what the root cause of this problem. Restart all of OAM services (including the WebGate) is temporary solution when the error appear.
Any idea for this problem?
Thanks in advice.

Hi Jun-Y,
Thank you for your answer.
What do you means with the Directory Server's idle timeout is the "Idle Timeout" parameter in LDAP Client Control Settings?
I use Oracle Directory Server Enterprise 11.1.1.5.0. Now, the Directory Server's idle timeout parameter is "unlimited" value.
If the idle timeout of the load balancer set 1 hour, it means that I must change the directory server's idle timeout to be less than 1 hour. Isn't right?

How to migrate Sun One directory server to a new physical server install

need help
We have to move our existing installation of sun on directory server 5.2 to a new physical server.
We have a new physical server with a new host name. I am trying to find an easiest way to take a snapshot of our existing server and put it on a new installation
So will installing sun one directory server , its shows me two choices either to create a new instance or copy configuration from a existing server
What do i choose and which is the fastest route to replicate my old server
Thanks a bunch in advance
Sganb

Hi,
I'm glad you're still using the old, glorious Sun One Directory Server 5.2, because it brings me back a lot of memories... But are you seriously talking of the 'plain' version, with no patches/hot fixes on top? If that's the case, you're using of a software that has been developed in 2004 and released in Jan 2005! Just for you to be aware, in the last *8* (eight) years a considerable number (in the magnitude of 10^3) of bugs, security problems and performance issues has been identified and fixed...
However, to provide a better answer to your question, it would be important to understand the 'big picture' in terms of scenario and requirements:
1) Is this a critical 24x7 service for which you need to perform an on-line migration or you have a 'maintenance window' during which the service may be switched off?
2) Is the old server member of replication environment? If yes, how many masters/slaves do you have already? Shall the new server be part of this topology? What role shall it have?
3) Would it be possible to make the the old server able to communicate with the new server?
4) How big is the database that you've got to migrate? Do you have any requirement in terms of caches?
5) Do you take backups on a regularly basis and have in place working (*tested*) backup/restore procedures?
6) Is the new server conserving or changing the O.S. and architecture? [SPARC->SPARC, x86->x86, SPARC->x86, Solaris -> ? , 32 .vs. 64-bit? ]
7) What are the steps you did to 'install' the software on the new server?
Thanks,
Marco
P.S.: I don't wanna sound 'scaring' with all these questions, neither this should be intended as an 'hidden advertising' for Oracle Professional/Consulting Services, but the only way to not put in jeopardy your data is being aware of the risks, having the control of what's going on and ... possibly have a 'B' plan ;-)
P.S.S.: My last suggestion is to consider a migration to a later release AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; the latest is ODSEE 11.1.1.7, which is available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/downloads/oid-11g-161194.html
and seems to work pretty well ;-)

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