4.3 Upgrading the Driver

The driver upgrade process involves upgrading the installed driver packages and the driver files.

This section provides general instructions for updating a driver. For information about updating the driver to a specific version, search for that driver patch in the NetIQ Patch Finder Download Page and follow the instructions from the Readme file accompanying the driver patch release.

4.3.1 Upgrading the Installed Packages

  1. Download the latest available packages.

    To configure Designer to automatically read the package updates when a new version of a package is available, click Windows > Preferences > NetIQ > Package Manager > Online Updates in Designer. For more information about managing packages, see the NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager Administration Guide.

  2. Upgrade the installed packages.

    1. Open the project containing the driver.

    2. Right-click the driver for which you want to upgrade an installed package, then click Driver > Properties.

    3. Click Packages.

      If there is a newer version of a package, there is check mark displayed in the Upgrades column.

    4. Click Select Operation for the package that indicates there is an upgrade available.

    5. From the drop-down list, click Upgrade.

    6. Select the version that you want to upgrade to, then click OK.

      NOTE:Designer lists all versions available for upgrade.

    7. Click Apply.

    8. (Conditional) Fill in the fields with appropriate information to upgrade the package, then click Next.

      Depending on which package you selected to upgrade, you must fill in the required information to upgrade the package.

    9. Read the summary of the packages that will be installed, then click Finish.

    10. Review the upgraded package, then click OK to close the Package Management page.

      For detailed information, see the Upgrading Installed Packages in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager Administration Guide.

4.3.2 Applying the Driver Patch

The driver patch updates the driver files. You can install the patch as a root or non-root user.

Prerequisites

Before installing the patch, complete the following steps:

  1. Take a back-up of the current driver configuration.

  2. Stop the Remote Loader and the driver instance.

  3. In a browser, navigate to the NetIQ Patch Finder Download Page.

  4. Under Patches, click Search Patches.

  5. Specify Identity Manager nn Notes Driver nn in the search box.

  6. Download and unzip the contents of the patch file to a temporary location on your server.

    For example, IDM45_Notes_4010.zip.

Applying the Patch as a Root User

In a root installation, the driver patch installs the driver files RPMs in the default locations on Linux. On Windows, you need to manually copy the files to the default locations.

  1. Ensure that you have completed the prerequisites for installing the patch. For more information, see Prerequisites.

  2. On the server where you want run the patch, log in as root.

  3. Depending on your platform, perform one of the following actions:

    • Linux: Run the following command in a terminal window:

      rpm -Uvh <Driver Patch File Temporary Location>/linux/novell-DXMLnotes.rpm

      For example, rpm -Uvh <IDM45_Notes_4010.zip>/linux/novell-DXMLnotes.rpm

    • Windows: Navigate to the <Extracted Driver Patch File Temporary Location>\windows folder and copy the NotesDriverShim.jar file to your driver installation folder.

      For example, <IdentityManager installation>\RemoteLoader\<architecture>\lib

  4. (Conditional) On Linux, create a soft link to point to the Notes.jar file.

    This is required for the driver to start.

    • Notes Client 9.0.x: Run the following command in a terminal window:

      ln -fs /opt/ibm/notes/jvm/lib/ext/Notes.jar /opt/novell/eDirectory/lib/dirxml/classes/Notes.jar

    • Notes Client earlier than 9.0: Run the following command in a terminal window:

      ln -fs /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/jvm/lib/ext/Notes.jar /opt/novell/eDirectory/lib/dirxml/classes/Notes.jar

  5. (Conditional) On Windows, Solaris and AIX, copy ndsrep from the <Extracted Driver Patch File Temporary Location>\ndsrep\<platform>\architectire folder to the /local/notesdata directory specific to the architecture of your Domino Server.

  6. Start the Domino server.

  7. Start the Remote Loader and the driver instance.

Applying the Patch as a Non-Root User

  1. Verify that <non-root eDirectory location>/rpm directory exists and contains the file, _db.000.

    The _db.000 file is created during a non-root installation of the Identity Manager engine. Absence of this file might indicate that Identity Manager is not properly installed. Reinstall Identity Manager to correctly place the file in the directory.

  2. To set the root directory to the location of non-root Identity Vault, enter the following command in the command prompt:

    ROOTDIR=<non-root eDirectory location>

    This will set the environmental variables to the directory where Identity Vault is installed as a non-root user.

  3. To install the driver files, enter the following command:

    rpm --dbpath $ROOTDIR/rpm -Uvh --relocate=/usr=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/eDirectory --relocate=/etc=$ROOTDIR/etc --relocate=/opt/novell/eDirectory=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/eDirectory --relocate=/opt/novell/dirxml=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/dirxml --relocate=/var=$ROOTDIR/var --badreloc --nodeps --replacefiles <rpm-location>

    For example, to install the Lotus Notes driver RPM, use this command:

    rpm --dbpath $ROOTDIR/rpm -Uvh --relocate=/usr=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/eDirectory --relocate=/etc=$ROOTDIR/etc --relocate=/opt/novell/eDirectory=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/eDirectory --relocate=/opt/novell/dirxml=$ROOTDIR/opt/novell/dirxml --relocate=/var=$ROOTDIR/var --badreloc --nodeps --replacefiles /home/user/novell-DXMLnotes.rpm