8.2 Migrating to eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Without Upgrading the Operating System

This method is used in scenarios where there is no operating system upgrade path to supported eDirectory 8.8 SP8 version.

For example, eDirectory 8.7.3.x is installed on SLES 9. A customer using SLES 9 wants to upgrade to eDirectory 8.8 SP8. eDirectory 8.8 SP8 is supported on SLES 11 and there is no upgrade path from SLES 9 to SLES 11.

Complete the following steps to migrate to eDirectory 8.8 SP8:

  1. Stop the eDirectory server

  2. Take a backup of the following eDirectory 8.7.3.x files:

    • dib directory

    • nds.rfl directory (by default, this directory is present under the dib directory)

    • nds.conf file

    • nici directory

    • log files

  3. Install the operating system

  4. Remove the nici directory from /var/novell and restore the nici directory to /var/opt/novell

  5. Ensure that /var/novell/nici is pointing to /var/opt/novell/nici

  6. Install eDirectory 8.8 SP8 on the server (a new install)

  7. Restore the dib and nds.rfl directories

  8. Restore the nds.conf to the user-specified location

  9. Edit /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/.edir/instances.0 and put the absolute path to nds.conf file.

  10. Edit the nds.conf file and add the following.

    n4u.nds.dir=_file_location
    n4u.server.libdir=/opt/novell/eDirectory/lib
    n4u.server.vardir=var_directory
    n4u.server.configdir=/etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf
    http.server.module-base=http_server_module_base_directory
  11. Set the path as follows:

    Use /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndspath utility.

  12. Run ndsconfig upgrade after setting the path.