Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Downgrade Instructions

After you upgrade to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 you might want to restore your previous Directory Server Enterprise Edition installation. This section provides complete information about how to downgrade the Directory Server Enterprise Edition installation.

Downgrading Directory Server Enterprise Edition Using Native Packages

Downgrading Directory Server Enterprise Edition restores the previous working copy of your Directory Server Enterprise Edition instance and retains all your configuration information that you had before upgrading to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2.

To downgrade Directory Server Enterprise Edition, do the following steps:

1. Stop all running server instances.

2. Run the following command to remove the patch.

   Remove the localization patch before you remove the base patch to clean up the system.

   • Solaris OS

     # patchrm patch-id

   • Linux. Go to the directory where the Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1 or 6.0 .rpm files are stored and run the following command repetitively for all the rpm files as specified in the table below. The set of rpm files that you choose depends on the previous installation of Directory Server Enterprise Edition you had.

     # rpm -U --oldpackage rpm-file-name

     For example, if you choose to downgrade to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1 base installation, run the above command repetitively with all the rpm files mentioned in the corresponding cell in the table below. Do not alter the order while executing the commands.

     Localized 6.1 rpm files	sun-ldap-console-gui-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-gui-help-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-client-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-client-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm sun-ldap-shared-l10n-6.1-3.i386.rpm
     Base 6.1 rpm files	sun-ldap-console-gui-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-gui-help-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-agent-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-cli-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-man-6.0-4.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-client-6.0-24.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-config-6.0-24.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-6.0-24.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-man-6.0-4.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-client-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-config-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-6.0-32.i386.rpm sun-ldap-shared-6.0-32.i386.rpm
     Localized 6.0 rpm files	sun-ldap-console-gui-l10n-6.0-10.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-gui-help-l10n-6.0-10.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-client-l10n-6.0-8.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-l10n-6.0-8.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-client-l10n-6.0-10.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-l10n-6.0-10.i386.rpm sun-ldap-shared-l10n-6.0-10.i386.rpm
     Base 6.0 rpm files	sun-ldap-console-gui-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-gui-help-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-agent-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-console-cli-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-man-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-client-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-config-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-proxy-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-man-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-client-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-config-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-directory-6.1-2.i386.rpm sun-ldap-shared-6.1-2.i386.rpm

   • Windows. Double-click the Uninstall_patch-id.bat file to remove the patch. The Uninstall_patch-id.bat file is stored in the folder where the patch is saved.

Downgrading Directory Server Enterprise Edition Using Zip Distribution

Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 instance does not downgrade to the previous version. If you need to revert to the previous Directory Server Enterprise Edition version, restore the backup copy that you saved before upgrading to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2.

To remove Directory Server Enterprise Edition completely, see To Remove Software Installed From the Zip Distribution.