Chapter 9. Migrating Directory Server 10 to Directory Server 12

Procedure

1. Install Directory Server 12 on a new host.
2. On the Directory Server 12 host, enable replication, but do not create a replication agreement. For details about enabling replication, see the Configuring and managing replication in the Red Hat Directory Server 12 documentation.

3. On the Directory Server 10 host, enable replication and create a replication agreement that points to the Directory Server 12 host. For details about enabling replication, see the corresponding section in the Red Hat Directory Server 10 Administrator Guide.

   Important

   If you used a custom configuration on the Directory Server 10 host, do not replace the dse.ldif configuration file on the Directory Server 12 host with the file from previous versions, because the dse.ldif layout changes between versions. Instead, use the dsconf utility or the web console to add the custom configuration for each parameter and plug-in that you require.

4. Optional: Set up further Directory Server 12 hosts with replication agreements between the Directory Server 12 hosts.
5. Configure your clients to use only the Directory Server 12 hosts.
6. On the Directory Server 12 host, remove the replication agreements that point to the Directory Server 10 host. See Removing an instance from a replication topology in the Red Hat Directory Server 12 Administrator Guide.
7. Uninstall the Directory Server 10 hosts. See Uninstalling Directory Server in the Red Hat Directory Server 10 Installation Guide.

Procedure

1. Perform the following steps on the existing Directory Server 10 host:

   1. Stop and disable the dirsrv service:

      # dsctl instance_name stop
      # systemctl disable dirsrv@instance_name

   2. Export the back end. For example, to export the userRoot back end and store it in the /tmp/userRoot.ldif file:

      # db2ldif -Z instance_name -n userRoot -a /tmp/userRoot.ldif

   3. Copy the following files to the new host where you want to install Directory Server 12:

      • The LDIF file userRoot.ldif that you exported in the previous step.
      • The /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/schema/99user.ldif file if you use a custom schema.

      • The /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/dse.ldif configuration file.

        Important

        Do not replace the dse.ldif configuration file on the Directory Server 12 host with the file from the Directory Server 10 host because the dse.ldif layout changes between versions. Store the dse.ldif file for the reference.

      • If you want to migrate an instance with TLS enabled and reuse the same host name for the Directory Server 12 installation, copy:

        • /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db
        • /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/key3.db
        • /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/pin.txt
   4. If you want to use the same host name and IP on the Directory Server 12 host, disconnect the old server from the network.

2. Perform the following steps on the new Directory Server 12 host:

   1. Install Directory Server 12.

   2. Optional: Configure TLS encryption:

      • If the new installation uses a different host name than the Directory Server 10 instance, see the Enabling TLS-encrypted connections to Directory Server section in the Securing Red Hat Directory Server documentation.

      • If you want to use the same host name as the previous Directory Server 10 installation:

        1. Stop the instance:

           # dsctl instance_name stop

        2. Remove the Network Security Services (NSS) databases and the password file for Directory Server, if they already exist:

           # rm /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert*.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/key*.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/pin.txt

        3. Move the cert8.db, key3.db, and pin.txt files that you copied from the Directory Server 10 host to the /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ directory.

        4. Set the correct permissions for the NSS databases and the password file:

           # chown dirsrv:root /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/key3.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/pin.txt
           
           # chmod 600 /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/key3.db /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/pin.txt

        5. Start the instance:

           # dsctl instance_name start

   3. If you used a custom schema, restore the 99user.ldif file into the /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/schema/ directory, set appropriate permissions, and restart the instance:

      # cp /tmp/99user.ldif /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/schema/
      
      # chmod 644 /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/schema/99user.ldif
      
      # chown root:root /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/schema/99user.ldif
      
      # dsctl instance_name restart

   4. Place the /tmp/userRoot.ldif file you prepared on the Directory Server 10 host to /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ldif/ directory.

   5. Import the userRoot.ldif file to restore the userRoot back end with all entries:

      # dsconf -D 'cn=Directory Manager' ldap://server.example.com backend import userRoot /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ldif/userRoot.ldif

      Note that Directory Server 12 can import LDIF files only from /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ directory.

      Important

      If you used a custom configuration on the Directory Server 10 host, do not replace the dse.ldif configuration file on the Directory Server 12 host with the file from previous versions. Instead, use the dsconf utility or the web console to add the custom configuration manually for each parameter and plug-in that you require.