Installation guide

Upgrade Requirements of eDirectory 8.8 79
Using the Force Option to Upgrade eDirectory From Older Versions on Linux
eDirectory 8.8 SP8 only supports upgrades from version 8.8.2 or later on Linux.
To upgrade from eDirectory versions 8.7.3 through 8.8.1, perform any one of the following steps:
 First, upgrade to eDirectory 8.8.7 and then upgrade to eDirectory 8.8.8.
or
 Upgrade directly by using the force
switch -f command.
With this option, some of the checks such as the health check and disk space check for DIB
upgrade will not occur. Additionally, older RPMs are removed and new RPMs are installed.
-d
Dry run. Upgrade will be performed on a copy of the actual database.
IMPORTANT:
ds.nlm should be unloaded before loading dsup.nlm .
This option can be used if the administrator wants to know if the upgrade is going to be
successful and also to estimate the time required to upgrade the database. It is
recommended to take a copy of the DIB.
NOTE: eDirectory service should be unloaded or stopped before taking a copy of the
database. ndsupg utility can be run on the copied database to estimate the downtime
required for the actual upgrade. During this time, eDirectory service can be loaded or
restarted.
-v
Verbosity of the messages. The default value is 3 where all messages are logged. It is
recommended to always leave the verbosity level to its default value.
-l
Provide a log file name where messages are logged during upgrade. The log file will indicate
the time the upgrade started and the end time. Given below is a snapshot of log file.
Option Description