LDAP Implementation Cookbook

4.7. Migration from Non-LDAP Sources

Many of the LDAP directory exploitation projects may involve the re-engineering of existing applications and systems to take advantage of a centralized directory service. One aspect of re-engineering is moving data from an existing side file, directory, or other structure into the IBM SecureWay Directory. This section discusses several approaches to data migration.

Data migration is the process of moving data from one repository to another (in this case, to an LDAP directory). Data migration is part of setting up and maintaining a directory. When creating the directory, the data must be migrated into the directory from another directory, a legacy database, or some more abstract source. Once a directory has ...