Save the database library and install V5R4

You can migrate your Directory Server server by saving the database library that Directory Server uses in V4R4 or V4R5 and then restoring it after installing V5R4. This saves you the step of installing an interim release. However, the server's settings are not migrated, so you must reconfigure the server settings. For detailed information about i5/OS installation procedures, see Software Installation Link to PDF. Follow these general steps to perform the migration:

  1. Note any changes that you have made to the schema files in the /QIBM/UserData/OS400/DirSrv directory. The schema files are not migrated automatically, so if you want to keep your changes you will need to manually implement them again. If schema updates were made using LDIF files in conjunction with the ldapmodify utility, locate these files so you can use these files after getting the server running on the new release. The Directory Management Tool or the Web administration tool (running on another V5R4 system) can be used to view individual attribute type and object class definitions. If your changes consist only of adding new attribute types and objectclasses, make a copy of the file /qibm/userdata/os400/dirsrv/v3.modifiedschema. You can use this file to construct an LDIF file containing schema updates. Refer to Schema for more information.
  2. Note the various configuration settings in the Directory Server properties, including the database library name.
  3. Save the database library that is specified in the Directory Server configuration. If you configured the change log, then will also need to save the QUSRDIRCL library.
  4. Note the publishing configuration. The publishing configuration, with the exception of password information, can be viewed using iSeries Navigator by selecting Properties for the system and clicking the Directory Services tab.
  5. Install i5/OS V5R4 on the system.
  6. Use EZ-Setup to configure the Directory Server.
  7. Restore the database library that you saved in step 3. If you saved the QUSRDIRCL library in step 3, restore it now.
  8. Use iSeries Navigator to reconfigure Directory Server. Specify the database library that was previously configured and that was saved and restored in previous steps
  9. Use iSeries Navigator to reconfigure publishing.
  10. Restart the Directory Server.
  11. Use the Web administration tool to change the schema files for any user changes that you noted in step 1.