Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Before you upgrade Directory Server, perform the tasks described below.

Upgrade Directory Server Dependencies

All Java ES components on a computer system and in a computing environment should be upgraded to Release 5. However, all shared components required by Directory Server are upgraded automatically when you perform an upgrade of Directory Server to Release 5.

Create Directory Server Image (Optional)

In cases where Release 5 Directory Server is being installed on a computer different from where the Release 4 version resides, an image of the Release 4 version should be created on the computer where Release 5 Directory Server is being installed. The image is needed to automate data migration (using the dsmig.bat) to the new Release 5 Directory Server instances.

Release 4 image includes all schema files, configuration files, security files, and database files, in an identical layout to the original Directory Server 5.x file structure. The image is needed to perform data migration to the new Release 5 Directory Server instances.