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NOTE:
Because other servers in the eDirectory tree expect the server to come back online quickly,
you should complete the upgrade promptly and open the eDirectory database on the server as soon
as possible.
To perform a planned hardware upgrade:
1
If you are concerned that the upgrade might cause a problem for your server, you might want to
prepare another machine to use if necessary.
See
“1. Preparing for a Server Replacement” on page 516
.
2
Use an eMBox Client command like the following to do a cold backup of the eDirectory
database and keep the database closed and locked when finished. If you use NICI, make sure to
back up the security files too, using the -e option.
backup -f
backup_filename_and_path
-l
log_filename_and_path
-e -t -c -o -d
If you use NICI, make sure you use the -e switch to back up NICI files. (See
“Backing Up
Manually with the eMBox Client” on page 404
and
“Backup and Restore Command Line
Options” on page 415
for more information about using the eMBox Client and the switches.)
The eDirectory database is now locked. You must leave it locked so that no new data changes
will be made on that server until you finish the procedure.
Complete the rest of the procedure promptly, to minimize the amount of time that the server is
unavailable.
3
Back up the file system using your backup tool of choice. (For NetWare, you can use SMS
TM
.)
It's important to do this
after
backing up the database, so that the eDirectory backup files are
saved to tape along with the rest of the file system.
4
Down the server and replace the hardware.
5
After replacing the hardware, proceed by following the instructions for the kind of hardware
change you made:
If you…
Perform These General Steps
Did not make any changes to
storage devices
Bring up the server and unlock the database.
Replaced storage devices, but the
disk partition/volume containing
eDirectory was not affected
1. Bring up the server and eDirectory.
2. Restore the file system only for the disk partitions/
volumes that were on the storage devices you changed.
3. Unlock the eDirectory database.
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