From d52c60a0aa59560e635d1d43cb4c14b68cda8e30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quanah Gibson-Mount Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 16:29:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ITS#9585, ITS#9586 - Document fractional and sparse replication --- doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf index 259bdefd34..9783d06211 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/replication.sdf @@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ privileges for the DIT fragment to be replicated. The consumer server can stop the replication also without the need for provider-side changes and restart. -Syncrepl supports partial, sparse, and fractional replications. The shadow -DIT fragment is defined by a general search criteria consisting of +Syncrepl supports both types of partial replication: sparse and fractional +The shadow DIT fragment is defined by a general search criteria consisting of base, scope, filter, and attribute list. The consumer content is also subject to the access privileges of the bind identity of the syncrepl replication connection. +Fractional replication uses explicit attribute lists to replicate only a +subset of the provider's attributes and sparse replication uses +base/scope/filter to replicate only a subset of the provider's entries. +Both cases are just refinements of the general search criteria. H4: The LDAP Content Synchronization Protocol -- 2.47.3