24.1.3 Migrating Primary Administration Console

IMPORTANT:Before you proceed with the migration process, ensure that you have followed the instructions in the Prerequisites for Migrating Administration Console.

If you have multiple components installed on the same server, before starting migration of any component, ensure that the migration prerequisites of all components are met.

  1. Back up the 4.5.x primary Administration Console configuration by using C:\Program Files\Novell\bin\ambkup.bat.

  2. Copy the backup zip file to /tmp or any other folder on the new RHEL machine where you plan to install 5.0.x Administration Console.

  3. Download the installer file from Micro Focus Downloads and extract the tar.gz file using the tar -xzvf <filename> command.

    For example, tar -xzvf novell-access-manager-5.0.1.0-760.tar.gz

  4. Browse to the novell-access-manager folder.

  5. Run the install_and_migrate.sh script from the folder to migrate the primary Administration Console from 4.5.x to 5.0.x.

  6. Accept the license agreement by entering y when the system prompts you.

  7. Type Y and press Enter when the installation confirmation message is displayed.

  8. Specify the following details:

    • Access Manager 4.5.x primary Administration Console IP address

    • Access Manager administration user ID

    • Access Manager administration password. Re-enter the password for verification.

  9. Specify 1 in replica number.

  10. Select the 5th replica option from the list when prompted.

    5. Designate this server as the new master replica

  11. Type I Agree when prompted.

  12. Specify the administrator name and password. The name must be in leading dot notation. For example, .admin.novell

  13. Remove the eDirectory replica ring of the Windows server.

    1. Run the /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndsrepair -P -Ad -a command. This step might take about 5-7 minutes.

    2. Specify 1 when prompted to enter a replica number.

    3. Specify 10 (10. View Replica Ring).

    4. Specify 1 to remove the Windows replica.

    5. Specify 6 (6. Remove this server from replica ring).

    6. Specify the administrator’s username and password. The username must be in leading dot notation. For example, .admin.novell

    7. Specify I Agree when prompted.

      The Windows replica is removed.

    8. Run the - ndsstat -r command and verify whether the Windows replica is removed.

  14. Shut down 4.5.x Administration Console.

  15. Change the IP address of 5.0.x Administration Console to the old primary Administration Console IP address.

    1. On the 5.0.x Administration Console machine, go to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/.

    2. Open the ifcfg-Profile_1 file and replace the IP address with the old Windows Administration Console IP address.

    3. Open the /etc/hosts file and replace the IP address with the old Windows Administration Console IP address.

  16. Run the install_and_migrate.sh script from the novell-access-manager folder again to complete the installation.

  17. Specify Y for Would you like to continue this installation (y/n)?.

  18. Specify the location of the 4.5.x backup file with an absolute path. For example, /tmp/<filename>.

  19. Specify the username and password for decrypting the backup file.

  20. Specify Access Manager administration username and password.

  21. Continue with Removing Windows Administration Console Objects.

Removing Windows Administration Console Objects

Remove any traces of Windows Administration Console replicas from the configuration datastore.

  1. In Administration Console Dashboard, click <user name> at the top right of the page and thenclick Configure Console.

  2. Click Objects.

  3. In the tree view, click novell.

  4. Delete all objects that reference Windows Administration Console. You should find the following types of objects:

    • SAS Service object with the hostname of Windows Administration Console

    • An object that starts with the last octet of the IP address of Windows Administration Console

    • DNS AG object with the hostname of Windows Administration Console

    • DNS IP object with the hostname of Windows Administration Console

    • SSL CertificateDNS with the hostname of Windows Administration Console

    • SSL CertificateIP with the hostname of Windows Administration Console

    • NCP server object

  5. Run the /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndsstat -r command to view the list of available replicas. If you still see the replica that you deleted from Other Known Device Manager Servers, continue with Step 6.

  6. (Conditional) Perform the following steps:

    1. Log in to Administration Console as a root user.

    2. Change to the /opt/novell/eDirectory/bin directory.

    3. Run the ndsrepair -P -Ad command.

    4. Select the replica and click View replica ring. Select the name of the replica that is visible and click Remove this server from replica ring.

    5. Specify the DN of the admin user in leading dot notation. For example, .admin.novell.

    6. Specify the password and select I Agree.