Installing or Upgrading Novell eDirectory on AIX 97novdocx (en) 22 June 20095.6.1 Server Health ChecksWith eDirectory 8.8, when you upgrade or install eDirectory, two server health checks are conductedby default to ensure that the server is safe for the upgrade. Section B.3.1, “Basic Server Health,” on page 154 Section B.3.2, “Partitions and Replica Health,” on page 155Based on the results obtained from the health checks, the upgrade will either continue or exit asfollows: If all the health checks are successful, the upgrade will continue. If there are minor errors, the upgrade will prompt you to continue or exit. If there are critical errors, the upgrade will exit.See Appendix B, “eDirectory Health Checks,” on page 153 for a list of minor and critical errorconditions.Skipping Server Health ChecksTo skip server health checks, use nds-install -j or ndsconfig upgrade -j.For more information, see Appendix B, “eDirectory Health Checks,” on page 153.5.6.2 Using SLP with eDirectoryIn earlier releases of eDirectory, SLP was installed during the eDirectory install. But with eDirectory8.8, you need to separately install SLP before proceeding with the eDirectory install.If you plan to use SLP to resolve tree names, it should have been properly configured and SLP DAsshould be stable.1 Install SLP using the following command:installp -acgXd absolute_path_of_NDSslp_fileset NDS.NDSslpThe SLP fileset is present in the setup directory in the build. For example, if you have the buildin the /home/build directory, enter the following command:installp -acgXd /home/build/Aix/Aix/setup/NDS.NDSslp2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SLP installation.3 Start SLP.If you don't want to (or cannot) use SLP, you can use the flat file hosts.nds to resolve tree names toserver referrals. The hosts.nds file can be used to avoid SLP multicast delays when a SLP DA is notpresent in the network.hosts.nds is a static lookup table used by eDirectory applications to search eDirectory partition andservers. The hosts.nds file should be created in /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/hosts.ndsor /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/hosts.nds. For more informationon hosts.nds, refer to “Using SLP with eDirectory” on page 54 and the hosts.nds manpage.If you decide to use SLP to resolve the tree name to determine if the eDirectory tree is advertised,after eDirectory and SLP are installed, enter the following:
