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Migration guideline from Sun Directory Server 5.2 to 6.2

Although Sun Directory Server 6.2 has
been out for many months, some users are only starting to get their
feet wet with the new commands and Graphical User Interface. This
is an outline of tasks in Directory Server 5.2 and their equivalent
in Directory 6.2 . First a table of equivalent commands in 5.2 and 6.2, below that screenshots of equivalent tasks in 5.2 and 6.2

Command line

Task	Directory 5.2 command	Directory 6.2 command
Server management
Create server	N/A	dsadm create
Delete server	N/A	dsadm delete
Start server	start-slapd	dsadm start
Stop server	stop-slapd	dsadm stop
Restart	restart-slapd	dsadm restart
Backups
Backup	db2bak	dsadm backup
Restore	bak2db	dsadm restore
Import	ldif2db	dsadm import
Export	db2ldif	dsadm export
Certificates
Generate request	N/A	dsamd request-cert
Import certificate	N/A	dsadm add-cert
Key database
Replication
Create agreeement	N/A	dsconf create-repl-agmt
Delete agreement	N/A	dsconf delete-repl-agmt
Enable replication	N/A	dsconf enable-repl
Replication status	N/A	dsconf show-repl-agmt-status
Suffix
Create	N/A	dsconf create-suffix
Reindex	N/A	dsconf reindex
Delete	N/A	dsconf delete-suffix
Export	N/A	dsconf export
Initialize/import	N/A	dsconf import
Indexes
Create index	N/A	dsconf create-index
Delete index	N/A	dsconf delete-index
Get index property	N/A	dsconf get-index-prop
Set index property	N/A	dsconf set-index-prop
List indexes	N/A	dsconf list-index
Reindex	N/A	dsconf reindex
Logs
Manage properties	N/A	dsconf set-log-prop

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Graphical User Interface

Create server – version 5.2

Create server – version 6.2

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Start & stop server – version 5.2

Start & stop server –
version 6.2

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Backup & restore server – version 5.2

Backup & restore server
– version 6.2

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Replication – version 5.2

Replication – version 6.2

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Suffix management – version 5.2

Suffix management – version 6.2

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LDIF import/export – version 5.2

LDIF import/export –
version 6.2

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Manage certificates – version 5.2

Manage certificates – version 6.2

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Configure logs
– version 5.2

Configure logs- version 6.2

March 5, 2008 Posted by jgershater | Identity & Directory Server | Leave a Comment