100NN42020-105 MCS 5100 Release 4.0 Standard 01.06 November 2007The password must match the default domain password policy if the policy waschanged after the sync was scheduled. That particular sync operation is noteffected until another sync is scheduled or the Web is restarted. In such case, thepassword policy must match that of domain password.Syncing SchedulerUse the Use the Domains > DomainName > LDAP Syncing > Syncing Schedulermenu option to configure when automatic syncing of an LDAP database with theMCP system occurs. You can schedule queries on a monthly, weekly, daily, orimmediate basis. The current status is displayed when the LDAP SyncingScheduler sheet is first accessed, indicating what the current schedule is, if oneexists, and whether it is enabled. You also has the ability to turn on or off thesyncing operation for a given domain. The time used to schedule a sync is basedon the time that the server containing the Provisioning Manager is configured to.If the server time is configured incorrectly, the sync is also run at the incorrecttime.Nortel recommends that the LDAP syncing operation be scheduled duringoff-peak hours to preserve MCP system resources. If you attempt to perform animmediate sync, a warning message appears indicating that the sync can affectsystem performance. You must acknowledge this warning before the syncingoperation begins. Similarly, if you are scheduling a LDAP syncing operation forsome future time, a warning message appears stating the following:• The synchronizing operation can impact system performance.• That the synchronization be scheduled during off-peak hours.If a synchronizing operation fails, system logs indicate one or more of thefollowing failure reasons:• LDAP Server Connection Failure—During the LDAP synchronizingoperation, the Primary and Secondary servers were unreachable.• Maximum MCP User Limit Reached—During the LDAP synchronizingoperation, the maximum number of provisioned MCP users was reached.
