2.1 Upgrading the Driver Shim

When you upgrade, the new driver shim replaces the previous driver shim but keeps the previous driver's configuration. The new driver shim can run the DirXML® 1.x configuration with no changes.

To upgrade the driver shim:

  1. Make sure you have updated your driver with all the patches for the version you are currently running.

    The new driver shim is intended to work with your existing driver configuration with no changes, assuming that your driver shim and configuration have the latest fixes. Review all TIDs and Product Updates for the version of the driver you are using.

    To help minimize upgrade issues, we recommend that you complete this step on all drivers.

  2. Install the new driver shim.

    You can do this at the same time that you install the Metadirectory engine, or you can do it after the engine is installed. See Section 3.0, Installing the LDAP Driver.

  3. After the shim is installed, restart the driver.

    1. In iManager, select Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview.

    2. Browse to the driver set where the driver exists.

    3. Select the driver that you want to restart, click the status icon, then select Start Driver.

      The icon for the driver's drop-down list

  4. Activate the driver shim with your Identity Manager activation credentials.

    For information on activation, see Activating Novell Identity Manager Products in the Identity Manager 3.0.1 Installation Guide.

After you install the driver shim, upgrade the driver configuration. See Section 2.2, Upgrading the Driver Configuration.