It is recommended not to directly upgrade eDirectory from version 8.8SP1 to 9.3.You must upgrade to 9.2 and then to 9.3. If you have an EBA enabled server then you must be on OpenText eDirectory 9.2.8 or 9.2.9 before upgrading to OpenText eDirectory 9.3.0.
If you have NMAS method installed already, then to upgrade OpenText eDirectory 9.30 it is required to extend the NMAS schema before upgrade. For more information see, NMAS Schema Extension before Upgrading OpenText eDirectory.
NOTE:To upgrade from a 32-bit version of OpenText eDirectory to a 64-bit version of OpenText eDirectory, first upgrade 32-bit version to eDirectory 8.8.x 64-bit version and then upgrade it to OpenText eDirectory 9.2. You can follow the same procedure for upgrading a 64-bit OpenText eDirectory to eDirectory 9.3.
The following sections provide information to help you upgrade your existing OpenText eDirectory installation to the current version.
When eDirectory_930_Windows_x86_64.exe is downloaded and extracted, there is a preUpgrade_930 file present along with the installer. Navigate to the preUpgrade_930 to see the below files.
preUpgrade_930/preUpgrade.ps
preUpgrade_930/upgrade.ni
preUpgrade_930/nmas.sch
Schema extension in windows:
Before upgrading OpenText eDirectory to 9.3.0, follow the below steps to extend the schema.
Update the upgrade.ni file present in preUpgrade_930 folder. Mention the tree name, server name and admin credential of the existing eDirectory server in the upgrade.ni response file. Below is a sample upgrade.ni response file shown with the upgrade configuration.
[NWI:NDS] mode=configure Tree Name=enewtree Server Name=enewserver Server Container=org Admin Context=org Admin Login Name=Admin Admin Password=env:PASSWORD_VAR Require IPV6=NO Require EBA=NO Require FIPS for TLS=YES LDAP TCP Port=389 LDAP SSL Port=636 Require TLS=Yes Require SS=Yes Existing Server=10.10.10.10 Existing Server Port=524 [NWI:SNMP] Stop service=No [NWI:NMAS] Methods=CertMutual,Challenge Response,DIGEST-MD5,NDS,Simple Password,SAML
Run the below command from powershell.
preUpgrade.ps1 -rfile <path_for_Configuration>/upgrade.ni
Once the schema extension is successful, continue to upgrade eDirectory to 9.3.0.
You can upgrade your OpenText eDirectory server using the Windows installer. Perform the following steps to upgrade your eDirectory server:
At the Windows server, log in as Administrator or as a user with administrative privileges
Run eDirectory_930_Windows_x86_64.exe from the windows folder in the eDirectory 9.3 CD or from the downloaded file.
The installer screen will now display the existing OpenText eDirectory tree name and server FDN on the Basic tab. Enter the tree admin credentials and click on the Upgrade button to proceed with the upgrade process.
On the Advanced tab, you can change the existing settings that was set while installing OpenText eDirectory. For more information, see Installing or Updating OpenText eDirectory 9.3 on a Windows Server.
NOTE:To upgrade the Replica Server with EBA in Windows for eDirectory 9.2.8 and 9.2.9, see Installing Bridge Patch to Multiple Replica Servers with EBA in Windows
Upgrading OpenText eDirectory on Windows can be done in silent mode.
On Windows, you must install the latest version of OpenText eDirectory before upgrading using following command:
<Download Location Path>\eDirectory_930_Windows_x86_64.exe /qn
For example,
D:\builds\eDirectory_930_Windows_x86_64.exe /qn
For more information, see Unattended Install and Configure to OpenText eDirectory 9.3 on Windows.
After upgrading all the libraries successfully, mention the tree name, server name and admin credential of the existing eDirectory server in the upgrade.ni response file.
Below is a sample upgrade.ni response file shown with the upgrade configuration:
[NWI:NDS] mode=configure Tree Name=enewtree Server Name=enewserver Server Container=org Admin Context=org Admin Login Name=Admin Admin Password=env:PASSWORD_VAR Require IPV6=NO Require EBA=NO Require FIPS for TLS=YES LDAP TCP Port=389 LDAP SSL Port=636 Require TLS=Yes Require SS=Yes Existing Server=10.10.10.10 Existing Server Port=524 [NWI:SNMP] Stop service=No [NWI:NMAS] Methods=CertMutual,Challenge Response,DIGEST-MD5,NDS,Simple Password,SAML
Once the upgrade.ni response file is updated with the required OpenText eDirectory server details, run the following command to upgrade your OpenText eDirectory server:
<eDirectory installed location> ./EConfig.ps1 -rfile <Sample_Response_Files location>\upgrade.ni
For example, C:\NetIQ\eDirectory> ./EConfig.ps1 -rfile C:\Sample_Response_Files\upgrade.ni.