Upgrading Through Zenworks Linux Management On Oes Linux Sp3 - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP3 Installation Manual

NOTE: "ndsconfig upgrade" has to be run after nds-install, if upgrade of the DIB fails and nds-
install asks to do so.
3.5.3 Upgrading Through ZENworks Linux Management on
OES Linux SP3
eDirectory 8.8 on OES Linux SP3 leverages ZENworks
upgrade distribution and deployment using the oes-edir88 channel.
For more information on ZENworks Linux Management, refer to
(http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/linuxmanagement/index.html).
For more information on registering and updating Novell Linux products, refer to
Registration and Updates
You can upgrade to eDirectory 8.8 on OES Linux SP3 using either of the following methods:
Through the Command Line Interface
Through the GUI
Through the Command Line Interface
To upgrade through ZENworks Linux Management through your terminal, complete the following
steps:
1 Stop the eDirectory server as follows:
rcndsd stop or /etc/init.d/ndsd stop
2 Upgrade the packages.
2a Check if the Novell_Update_Server service exists as follows:
rug sl
2b (Conditional) If the service is not present, add it as follows:
rug sa URL_for_the_service
For example: rug sa https://update.novell.com/data
2c (Conditional) If the service is not activated, activate it as follows:
rug act -s service activation_code e-mail_address
For example: rug act -s 1 oes user@acme.com
NOTE: Use the same activation code that you use to get the OES updates.
2d Subscribe to the oes-edir88 channel.
rug sub oes-edir88
NOTE: Ensure that oes-edir88 channel is the only active channel; if not, this can affect
the subsequent command by getting more updates than intended. You can verify active
channels with the rug ch command.
2e To upgrade to eDirectory 8.8 rpms, enter the following:
rug in --entire-channel oes-edir88
50 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation Guide
(http://support.novell.com/linux/registration/).
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