Migration Prerequisites - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Installation Manual

Migration Prerequisites

• Creates a database for each suffix stored in the legacy Directory Server. (In
current releases of Directory Server, you can have multiple databases but just
one suffix per database.)
• Checks if any database exists and, if it does, gives you the option to save the
database (by exporting it to a file), skip the database, or overwrite the
database.
• Migrates the server parameters and database parameters. (These are stored as
LDAP entries in the
• Migrates user-defined schema objects.
• Migrates indexes.
• Migrates standard server plug-ins.
• Migrates the certificate database and SSL parameters.
• Migrates database links.
• Migrates replication entries (change log).
• Migrates the SNMP configuration.
The migration script shuts down your legacy Directory Server before performing
the migration process. The migration script also backs up your current
configuration.
Migration Prerequisites
This section lists the prerequisites that your system must meet before you can
consider beginning the migration process.
• You must be using Directory Server 6.x. When you run the migration script,
the legacy server process
server, the migration script stops it.)
• Your legacy Directory Server and your new Directory Server must be
installed on the same host; migration cannot occur over networked drives.
• Do not install the new Directory Server on top of an existing Directory Server
installation. Install your new Directory Server in a separate directory. Migrate
your legacy directory data into your new directory and, when you are
satisfied with the result of the migration, remove your legacy Directory
Server.
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