Chapter 6 Migrating From Previous Versions; Migration Overview - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Installation Manual

If you have a previous installation of Directory Server, depending on its version,
you can migrate or upgrade to Netscape Directory Server 7.x. Migration refers to
the process of moving Directory Server 6.x files to Directory Server 7.x. Upgrade
refers to the process of updating Directory Server files; upgrade to Directory Server
7.0 is not supported.
This chapter covers the migration process in these sections:
• Migration Overview (page 73)
• Migration Prerequisites (page 74)
• Migration Procedure (page 75)

Migration Overview

You can migrate Directory Server 6.11, 6.2, or 6.21; versions 6.1 and before cannot
be migrated or upgraded to Directory Server 7.0. For these releases, it is
recommended that you export the databases to LDIF, install a fresh Directory
Server, and import the LDIF data.
Before you migrate your directory service, you should become familiar with the
new features offered in 7.0 release of the Directory Server.
The migration process is performed by running the
the system where your Directory Server is installed. You must shut down your
directory service before running the migration script; if you do not, the script will
shut down the server.
The migration script performs the following tasks in sequence:
• Checks the schema configuration files and notifies you of any changes between
the standard configuration files and the ones present on your system.
Migrating from Previous Versions
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