-- From: Re: OpenLdap DB size difference after slapcat and slapadd. -- > I'd note that LDBM is not recommended for use, and if you are in the > process of upgrading (hopefully to 2.3.24), then you should really > consider > updating your database backend to BDB or HDB. I've not seen database > fragmentation be an issue with those backends, either.
We are currently in the process of planning a similar upgrade from the oh-so-evil LDBM at the moment, and I have recommended using BDB as a backend. I did look into HDB, and while it looks better than BDB on all fronts [1], I did not recommend it's usage simply on the basis that it's considered 'experimental' [2]. My question to the list is: What are you experiences with HDB? Is it still experimental? Has anyone used it for an extended period of time in a production environment? Is there a roadmap anywhere outlining when it's expected to be stable? Thanks, Mark McDonald [1] http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-devel/200304/msg00112.html [2] http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/756.html
