Sun Directory Server 6.2 upgrade process

This blog entry outlines the process of upgrading the Sun Directory Server from version 6.0 to version 6.2

Assumptions

This procedure assumes the following:

1. The operating system is Solaris SPARC.

2. The PKG version of Directory Server 6.0 has been installed.

3. The DCC is deployed in the Sun Java Web Console (not as a .war file in a J2EE container).

4. The services are managed in SMF.

5. The patches are downloaded to a directory “RequiredPatches”. Note: installation of the first patch requires a reboot, therefore do NOT download the patches to /tmp or /var/tmp (some systems) otherwise the files will be lost after the reboot.

6. The installation paths are as follows:

Patches required before upgrade

Inventory the patches on each server and establish what versions exist.

To inventory the patches, execute ‘showrev –p | grep “Patch: <patchnumber>”’

Example:

# showrev -p | grep "Patch: 119963"

Patch: 119963-05 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWlibC

Patch: 119963-08 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWlibC

#

The list of patches is in column one and is hyperlinked to enable download of the patch from sunsolve.sun.com

Patches required to perform 6.2 upgrade

Verify current version installed

Execute LDAPSEARCH to display the current version, substituting <PASSWORD> for the Directory Manager password.

# ldapsearch -h localhost -b cn=config -D "cn=directory manager" -w <PASSWORD> objectclass=nsslapdConfig nsslapd-versionstring

version: 1

dn: cn=config

nsslapd-versionstring: Sun-Java(tm)-System-Directory/6.0

Begin the upgrade process

Stop the processes

Disable DCC Directory server

# svcadm disable svc:/application/sun/ds:ds--var-opt-SUNWdsee-dscc6-dcc-ads

Disable LDAP instance

# svcadm disable svc:/application/sun/ds:ds--var-opt-SUNWdsee-dsins1

Disable CACAO

#svcadm disable svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:default

Disable Java Web Console

#svcadm disable svc:/application/management/wbem:default

#svcadm disable svc:/system/webconsole:console

Installation of patches

Before installing patch 118836 a workaround for a small defect is required.

(see note here)

Workaround

#mkdir /var/tmp/118833-36.SUNWcslr

Click each of the following to view the output of the above patch installations

Upgrade to Directory Server 6.2

Install patch 125276-05.txt

Restart Directory and Console services

Start cacaoagent

#svcadm enable svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:default

Start DCC

# svcadm enable svc:/application/sun/ds:ds--var-opt-SUNWdsee-dscc6-dcc-ads

Start LDAP instance

# svcadm enable svc:/application/sun/ds:ds--var-opt-SUNWdsee-dsins1

Start Java Web Console

#svcadm enable svc:/application/management/wbem:default

#svcadm enable svc:/system/webconsole:console

Verify that server was upgraded

Execute LDAPSEARCH to display the current version, substituting <PASSWORD> for the Directory Manager password.

#ldapsearch -h localhost -b cn=config -D "cn=directory manager" -w <PASSWORD> objectclass=nsslapdConfig nsslapd-versionstring

version: 1

dn: cn=config

nsslapd-versionstring: Sun-Java(tm)-System-Directory/6.2

View the Directory Server documentation here

Posted at 07:00AM Nov 12, 2007 by Jonathan Gershater in Identity & Directory Server  |  Comments[2]