Viewing replication errors with the Web Administration Tool

You can use the Web Administration Tool to view replication updates that were not completed because of errors that occurred during replication. Viewing this information can help you identify the source of your replication problem.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Web Administration Tool.
  2. Expand the Replication management category in the navigation area and click Manage topology.
  3. Select the subtree that you want to view from the replicated subtrees list and click Show topology on the table.
  4. Click View errors.
    From the View errors panel, you can:
    • View the details of a specific error in the replication agreement.
    • Attempt the selected replication update again.
    • Attempt all failed replication updates again.
    • Remove a replication error from the table.
    • Remove all replication errors form the table.

    To view the details of a specific error in the replication agreement:

    1. Select the replication error that you want to view from the Replication error management table.
    2. Click View details on the toolbar. The Replication error details table contains the following information about the selected error.
    Supplier
    The host name or IP address of the supplier.
    Consumer
    The host name or IP address of the consumer.
    Change ID
    The unique ID of the failed update that is sent to the consumer.
    Update DN
    The DN of the entry on which the update was attempted.
    Operation type
    The type of update request; for example, add or delete.
    Details
    The LDIF representation of the entry that is associated with the failed update, including all the operational attributes.
    Controls
    The controls that are used during the update.