Setting up a Federation

Hi everyone;

Do I have to setup the same repository id for all the repositories that is going to be a part of a federation?

While trying to form a federation, first I set up 2 repositories with different ID's. Mark one of them as global repository. Then set the dfc.properties file on each server respectively.

In this case dm_FederationUpdate job gave an error :

Failure in the method dm_ldif_status Launch Failed Value : T Method return value : 0

I tried to run dm_ldif_status.class file from the command line (java dm_ldif_status -docbase_name XXXX -user_name dmadmin -trace_level 4) and it says :

Wrong docbase id (xxxxxx) expecting (yyyyyy)

So; I dropped the second repository (which is not the global repository) and set it up again with the same repository id

Now; everything got mixed up. My tomcat server only sees one of the repositories. When I connect a repository using idql32 it only connects the repository on the server that I run the command on; I mean :

On the "server1" machine when I run "idql32 repository2" it connects the "repository1".

On the screen it writes it is connected to "repository2" but when I check the repository name (like : select object_name from dm_server_config) I see that it is "repository1"

I think repository ID's got it all mixed up. Any idea is appreciated.

Regards

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DCTM_Guru

Did you restart the docbroker? Docbroker sometimes caches the project target of the repository.

bdipso

Hi Johnny,

I thinkl I did re-start the systems. But I'm not sure, now I'm away from the systems.I'll try it tomorrow.

Can you please tell me : Should I give the same repository id for all the repositories in a federation? or is it ok to give them different repository ids? (Docbase id)

Thank you very much.

DCTM_Guru

Docbase ID for each docbase must be unique. Lets walk through your example:

1) Create docbase A (with ID = 1) and docbase B (with ID = 2).

2) Dropped docbase B, recreated docbase B (with ID = 2).

3) Only see docbase A.

Start from here:

4) Shut everything down (all docbases and docbrokers)

5) Startup docbroker for docbase A, startup docbase A

6) Startup docbroker for docbase B (if not same as docbroker A), startup docbase B

bdipso

Hi;

I'm still working on the case. I opened a SR, waiting for the answer. It looks like a Content Server bug (Windows2008 - Oracle)

I tried the same thing in Linux-Oracle and everything is working as expected.

I'll write down the resolution here, when I find it.

Regards