Directory Server Compatibility Issues

Release 5 Directory Server does not introduce any interface changes and is therefore backwardly compatible with earlier versions. However, Directory Server supports all components supported by Release 4 Directory Server and earlier versions.

Release 5 introduces changes to private administrative interfaces that make Release 5 incompatible with earlier releases of Directory Server. Details can be found in the Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 Migration Guide. In particular, the Administration Server, used to configure earlier Directory Server instances, has been replaced by the Directory Service Control Center and Directory Server EE command-line utilities. The o=NetscapeRoot directory suffix for storing Directory Server configuration information has been eliminated.