Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1 Installation Guide

Downgrading to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 Using Native Packages

Downgrading to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 restores the previous working copy of your Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 instance and retains all your configuration information that you had before upgrading to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1.

To downgrade to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0, do the following steps:

  1. Stop all running server instances.

  2. Run the following command to remove the patch.

    • Solaris OS. Choose one of the following commands based on your operating system architecture.

      • Sparc: # patchrm 125276-02

      • x86: # patchrm 125277-02

      • AMD x64: # patchrm 125278-02

    • Linux. Go to the directory where the Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 .rpm files are stored and run the commands in the following order.


      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-shared-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-directory-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-directory-config-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-directory-client-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-directory-man-6.0-4.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-proxy-6.0-24.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-proxy-config-6.0-24.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-proxy-client-6.0-24.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-proxy-man-6.0-4.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-console-cli-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-console-agent-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-console-gui-help-6.0-32.i386.rpm
      # rpm -U --oldpackage sun-ldap-console-gui-6.0-32.i386.rpm
    • HP-UX. # /usr/sbin/swremove 125310-02

    To remove localized patches, use the same commands as above with the respective patch numbers.