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28 NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Installation Guide
8 Restore the configuration files.
9 Run the
$NDSHOME/eDirectory/opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndspath
for setting all
environment variables.
10 Run
ndsconfig upgrade -j
for all instances. While running
ndsconfig upgrade
follow the
order in which the master replica is the first and followed by Read/Write and others.
2.5.6 Upgrading Multiple Instances
This section contains the following information:
“Root User has Multiple Instances” on page 28
“Non Root User's Instances” on page 28
“Order of Upgrade” on page 28
Root User has Multiple Instances
If you run nds-install after upgrading the package, it prompts you to upgrade the DIB files of all the
eDirectory server instances, which might take a long time to complete. If you wish to perform the DIB
upgrade in parallel, you can do it manually. For information about manually upgrading the DIB,
refer to the eDirectory Readme (https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edir88/
edir888_unix_readme/data/edir888_unix_readme.html). If you upgrade the DIB for all the active
instances one by one, it runs the
ndsconfig upgrade
command separately for each instance. If you
have a larger DIB, you can select No and run the
ndsconfig upgrade
in parallel in separate shells,
which can reduce the upgrade time of each instance.
Non Root User's Instances
If you have non root users’ instances which are using root users’ binaries, before doing the package
upgrade you need to run ndscheck for such instances and make sure that their health is proper by
referring the
ndscheck.log
file. If you run nds-install, it stops all the instances, including the non
root user's instances. After doing the package upgrade, the
nds-install
command does not call
ndsconfig upgrade
for non-root user's instances. You need to manually run
ndsconfig upgrade
for
all non-root user's instances to start these instances.
Order of Upgrade
While running
ndsconfig upgrade
, it is recommended to follow the order in which master replica
comes first and then Read/Write or other replicas.
Platform Command Packages
Linux
novell-NOVLsubag-8.8.8-
x.x86_64.rpm
nici64-2.7.7-
x.x.x86_64.rpm
NOTE: For more information on
installing 64-bit NICI, refer to the
“Installing NICI” on page 33.