If the eDirectory database becomes corrupt, you need to reconfigure eDirectory and the OES services. This section outlines the steps to be performed, depending on the role of the server with regard to your eDirectory tree.
If a backup of the eDirectory database is not available, you can contact Novell Support or perform the following procedures:
NOTE:Removing an OES server from an existing tree, renaming it and trying to attach it to the same tree or some other tree is an unsupported eDirectory scenario. Doing so will destabilize the OES server and make it unusable.