Installation guide

Migration Procedure
76 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004
• Read sections "Migration Overview‚" on page 73, and "Migration
Prerequisites‚" on page 74.
• The migration script will automatically back up your Directory Server
configuration if it’s in the default location.
❍ If you are migrating from Directory Server 6.x, all of the configuration
files in the
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-serverID/config directory
will be backed up to a directory named
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/config_backup.
❍ If your configuration files are stored in non-default locations, before you
migrate your server, copy them to a secure place.
This section contains the following information:
• Migrating a Standalone Server
• Migrating a 6.x Replicated Site
• Migrating a 6.x Multi-Master Deployment
• Managing Console Failover
• Migrating Windows
Migrating a Standalone Server
Once you have backed up your critical configuration information, do the
following to migrate a server:
1. Stop your legacy Directory Server.
If you do not stop the legacy Directory Server, the migration script does it for
you.
2. On the machine where your legacy Directory Server is installed, install a new
7.x Directory Server.
The installation process is described in chapter 3, “Using Express and Typical
Installation,” or chapter 4, “Silent Installation and Instance Creation.”
Use the same port numbers as your legacy production server if you want to
ensure that any directory clients that have static configuration information
(including Directory Server port numbers) will continue to work.
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