Merge the roots of two separate eDirectoryTM trees
Rename a tree to verify that all servers in the eDirectory tree are responding properly and have the same tree name
View time synchronization information and display the time server for all servers in the tree
Syntax
[LOAD][path]DSMERGE
Parameter
Use to
path
Specify the path to DSMERGE.NLM if you moved it from the default directory of SYS:SYSTEM.
Things to Consider before Merging Trees
Before merging two trees, make sure that time synchronization is operating correctly, and that both trees are synchronized. DSMERGE allows the merge to complete if the time on the source tree is behind 5 minutes of the target tree time, but not ahead of the target tree time.
When merging very wide trees with long subordinate names or many subordinate names (500 or more), the error -251 OS: ERR_NO_SUCH_PROPERTY is returned. Rename the objects using shorter names or reduce the number of subordinates.
When preparing a NetWare® 4.1x tree for a merge, use DSREPAIR v4.56 or later to import the schema. Previous versions of DSREPAIR import the schema for NetWare 6 incorrectly.
Partition synchronization operations generally complete quickly after a merge, but in some cases can take several hours. Use DSREPAIR to check synchronization status before performing a merge to ensure that replica synchronization processes are occurring properly.
If you will merge trees where both your source and target tree contain Security containers, one of the Security containers must be deleted to successfully complete the merge. The Security container is located in [Root] of the eDirectory tree. Deleting the Security container could have serious consequences for the eDirectory tree Certificate Authority and Key Material objects. See the Novell Certificate Server Administration Guide for more information on this issue.