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Change the Schema Definition

Do the following to every datastore and DSA that uses the schema definition to be changed.

To change the schema definition

1. Stop all related DSAs.
2. Back up the system (data and configuration).
3. Use the DXdumpdb tool to dump the datastore to an LDIF file, using the following command:

   dxdumpdb -f LDIFfile DSA
   

4. Change the schema definitions.
5. Load the datastore from the sorted LDIF file with DXloaddb.
6. Start all the DSAs.
7. Verify the changes.