Upgrading an instance of a previous version with the idsimigr command

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Use the idsimigr command to upgrade a directory server instance or a proxy server instance of a previous supported version to the current version.

Before you begin

You must complete the following tasks before you upgrade an instance with the idsimigr command:

Complete IBM® Verify Directory installation.
Set up the environment before you upgrade an instance. See Setting the environment before you upgrade an instance.
Log in as a root user on AIX® or Linux™ operating system, and as a member of the Administrator group on the Windows™ operating system.

You can also upgrade an instance that is existing on a computer with Instance Administration Tool. For more information, see Upgrading an instance of a previous version with Instance Administration Tool.

About this task

After you upgrade an instance of a previous version, the instance is converted to a fully functional instance of IBM Verify Directory current version.

Procedure

Access the command prompt.
Change the current working directory to sbin.
The default location is the default on various operating systems:

Microsoft™ Windows

C:\Program Files\IBM\ldap\V11.0.1\sbin

AIX

/opt/IBM/ldap/V11.0.1/sbin

Linux

/opt/ibm/ldap/V11.0.1/sbin
Stop the ibmslapd process and the administration server of the instance that you plan to upgrade. Use the prior version commands.
```
ibmslapd -I instance_name -k
ibmdiradm -I instance_name -k
```
Do not uninstall the IBM Verify Directory product version that is associated with the instance that you plan to upgrade.
Run the idsimigr command from sbin folder of 11.0.1 installation, to upgrade the instance from a previous version to current version of IBM Verify Directory.
```
idsimigr -I instance_name
```
Start the ibmslapd process and the administration server of the instance. Use 11.0.1 version commands.
```
ibmslapd -I instance_name -n
ibmdiradm -I instance_name 
```
Take offline backup of the instance.
See Directory server backup.