Installation guide

Chapter 4 Migrating Your Web Server 57
Symbolic Links in Configuration Files (Unix and
Linux)
Symbolic or relative links in server configuration files may cause problems when
upgrading. Make sure that server configuration files that contain absolute references to files
under the server root always reference the path to the server root in the same way.
Preferably, these links should not transverse any symbolic links.
Migrating Settings and Data
To migrate settings and data from a 4.x server to the 6.0 server, follow these steps:
1. In the Administration Server page, click the Servers tab.
2. Click Migrate Server.
3. Enter the server root of the server from which you want to migrate and click Search.
For example:
/usr/netscape/server4
C:\netscape\server4
iPlanet Web Server detects whether there are server instances installed in the directory
you specified and displays the servers you can migrate in a section of the page called
“Installed Servers.” The Administration Server cannot be migrated.
4. Choose a server from the drop-down list and click Migrate.
A new window appears showing the migration parameters.
5. Fill in the form.
The sections on the form that you see depend upon which features your 4.x iPlanet
Web Server is using and which 6.0 components you installed. The following sections
of parameters are possible:
❍ General Migration Parameters
❍ Users and Groups
❍ Document Root
CAUTION
Shut down all server instances before migrating.