Chapter 6 Migration From Earlier Versions; Migration From 4.X Directory Server To 6.X - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 Configuration Manual

This chapter is intended to provide a reference of the information migrated by the
migrateInstance6
Server (Directory Server) to a 6.x Directory Server, it describes the mapping of
configuration parameters to configuration attributes and configuration entries in
the new Directory Server.
In the case of an upgrade from Directory Server 5.x to Directory Server 6.x, it
describes which attributes are migrated automatically by the migration script, and
which ones must be set manually.
For information on how to run the
Directory Server Installation Guide.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Migration from 4.x Directory Server to 6.x (page 205)
• Upgrade from Directory Server 5.x to 6.x (page 210)

Migration from 4.x Directory Server to 6.x

In the Directory Server 4.x architecture, all configuration parameters were stored in
text files. In Directory Server 5.x and 6.x, all configuration attributes are stored in
LDAP configuration entries in the
This section describes the mapping of configuration parameters in Directory Server
4.x to the corresponding LDAP configuration entries and attributes in Directory
Server 6.x.
Migration from Earlier Versions
script. In the case of migration from a 4.x Netscape Directory
migrateInstance6
dse.ldif
script, refer to the Netscape
file.
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