1. As root, open a terminal prompt.

2. Enter the following command:

   sudo yast2 create-answer-file ldap_password optional_domain_admin_password

   Replace ldap_password with the LDAP (eDirectory) Admin password and optional_domain_admin_password with the DSfW Domain Administrator’s password (if applicable).

   If your password contains special characters, such as !, $, #, etc., be aware of the following:

   • In most cases you can surround the password with single quotes. For example, if the password is pa$$word, enter it as ‘pa$$word’.

   • Alternatively, you can escape each special character, for example pa\$\$word.

   • If your password contains a single quote, use the second method.

   For more information, see the man page for your shell. Enter man bash at a terminal prompt.

3. Copy the resulting answer file from the current working directory to /opt/novell/oes-install.

4. Continue with Performing the Upgrade.

1. Ensure that the server meets the upgrade requirements. See Meeting the Upgrade Requirements.

2. Install the move-to-oes2-sp3 patch on the server. This is an optional patch and will never be installed automatically.

   • If you are using rug, enter the following command at a terminal prompt:

     rug in -t patch move-to-oes2-sp3 && rug ping -a

     NOTE:If you get the error Dependency resolution failure, follow these steps to resolve it, but SPident tool will not work.

     1. Remove all the OES2-SP2 installation source in YaST.

     2. Remove the migration product marker from /var/lib/zybb/db/products.

        NOTE:The marker starts with 321.

     3. Stop rug using rczmd stop.

     4. Delete the rug database using rm /var/lib/zmd/zmd.db.

     5. Start the rug using rczmd start.

        NOTE:Run rug ca to make sure there are no SP2 catalogs present, and OES2SP3 (update and pool) and SLES-10-SP4 (update, pool and online) catalogs are subscribed. If they are not subscribed, use the following command rug sub <catalog name> and subscribe them one by one.

   • If you are using the GUI Software Updater, click the Software Updater, select the move-to-oes2-sp3 patch, then click Update.

     NOTE:If you get the error Dependency resolution failure, click Resolve conflicts via YaST, and the dependency will be resolved and the upgradation will be completed.

3. Answer all of the prompts in the affirmative until the move-to-oes2-sp3 patch is installed.

4. Verify that the Novell-Open-Enterprise-Server-SP3-migration, OPEN_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_SP2 and SUSE_SLES_SP3 packages are installed along with their associated channels by entering the following command at a terminal prompt:

   rug pd -i

5. Install the recommended patches that are in the channels using rug up -t patch -g recommended && rug ping -a.

6. Repeat Step 5, answering all of the prompts in the affirmative until you are prompted to reboot the server.

7. (Optional) Create an answer file. See Creating a Password Answer File.

8. Reboot the server.

9. If you did not provide a password answer file (Creating a Password Answer File), you must enter the passwords for the LDAP (eDirectory) Admin user and (if applicable) the DSfW Domain Administrator to start the configuration process.

   If you provided an answer file, the service configuration process continues automatically.

   If an error occurs, for example if the wrong password is entered, you can rerun the configuration phase again by either

   • Rebooting the server

     or

   • Entering the following command at a terminal prompt:

     sudo yast2 channel-upgrade-oes

10. Various messages indicate the services that are being configured. When the Login prompt appears, verify that the upgrade was successful. See the procedures in Verifying That the Installation Was Successful.

11. Verify that the base has changed to SLES 10 SP4 by using the SPident --vv command. Ensure that the output does not throw up any conflicts.

    NOTE:If the message NOT upto date is displayed when you run the SPident (Service Pack Identification) tool, then install the latest rpms of fuse, libfuse2, and ruby using the following commands:

    1. rug in fuse

    2. rug in libfuse2

    3. rug in ruby

12. Complete the server setup by following the procedures in Completing OES Installation or Upgrade Tasks.

1. Select Yes, Test Connection to the Internet, click Next.

2. Obtaining the latest SUSE release notes might fail at this point. If it does, view the log to verify that the network configuration is correct, then click Next.

3. If the network configuration is not correct, click Back > Back and fix your network configuration. See Network Interface. The most common problem is that an invalid DNS server is specified.

   or

   Skip this test by clicking No, Skip This Test, then continue with Step 4.

   IMPORTANT:Most OES services configurations require a connection to the Internet.

   Skipping this test also skips downloading release notes, configuring the Novell Customer Center, and updating online.

4. If you skipped the customer center test, continue with Upgrading eDirectory. Otherwise, continue with Specifying Novell Customer Center Configuration Settings.

To skip getting updates during the upgrade:

1. On the Online Update page, click Skip Update.

2. Continue with Upgrading eDirectory.

To get updates during the upgrade:

1. On the Online Update page, click Run Update.

   

2. On the page that shows that updates are available, select the updates that you want to install, then click Accept.

   The check marks that are shown in the summary column of the patches list are the patches that have already been installed on your system.

   

3. When you see the message, Installation finished on the Patch Download and Installation page, click Next.

   

4. If the update makes changes to YaST, the following message displays. If so, click OK to restart YaST.

   

5. If the installation was interrupted, the following message might display. If so, click Yes to continue with the installation, and enter the root password.

   

   The online update displays again with additional updates. If a patch has changes to the kernel, you might want to deselect it and install it later after the installation is complete. For procedures, see Updating (Patching) an OES 2 SP3 Server.

6. If you do install patches that have changes to the kernel, click OK when you see the following message.

   

7. After all the patches are installed, continue with Upgrading eDirectory.

1. When the following dialog box appears, click Upgrade.

   

2. On the eDirectory Upgrade - Existing Server Information page, type the Admin password.

3. (Conditional) If you are upgrading from OES 1 SP2 and you have installed a third-party CA certificate on the server, consider deselecting the Use eDirectory Certificates for HTTPS services. Otherwise, your HTTPS services will be configured to use the eDirectory certificate.

   For more information, see Certificate Management in the OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide.

4. Click Next.

5. On the Novell Modular Authentication Service page, click Next.

6. Continue with with Specifying LDAP Configuration Settings.

1. In the eDirectory Tree Name field, specify the name for the existing eDirectory tree that you are installing this server into.

2. In the Admin Name and Context field, specify the name and context for user Admin on the existing tree.

3. In the Admin Password Name field, specify a password for user for user Admin on the existing tree.

4. Add the LDAP servers that you want the services on this server to use. The servers that you add should hold the master or a read/write replica of eDirectory. Do the following for each server you want to add.

   1. Click Add.

   2. In the next dialog box, specify the following information for the server to add, then click Add.

      • Server IP Address

      • LDAP port

      • Secure LDAP port

        

   3. Click Add.

   4. (Optional) Repeat Step 4.a through Step 4.c to add additional servers.

5. When all the LDAP servers that you want to specify are listed, click Next.

6. Continue with Configuring Novell Open Enterprise Server Services.

1. Review the setting for each component and click the component heading to change any settings.

   

   When you specify the configuration information for OES services, see the information in Configuration Guidelines for OES Services; or, if you are reading online, click a link below:

   • AFP

   • Archive andVersion Servies

   • Backup/Storage Management Services (SMS)

   • CIFS

   • Clustering (NCS)

   • DHCP

   • DNS

   • Domain Servies for Windows (DSfW)

   • eDirectory

   • FTP

   • iFolder

   • iManager

   • iPrint

   • Linux User Mangement (LUM)

   • NCP Server/Dynamic Storage Technology

   • NetStorage

   • Pre-Migration Server

   • QuickFinder

   • Novell Remote Manger (NRM)

   • Novell Samba

   • Novell Storage Services

2. When you are satisfied with the settings for each component, click Next.

3. When you confirm the OES component configurations, you might receive the following error:

   The proposal contains an error that must be resolved before continuing.

   If this error is displayed, check the summary list of configured products for any messages immediately below each product heading. These messages indicate products or services that need to be configured. If you are running the YaST graphical interface, the messages are red text. If you are using the YaST text-based interface, they are not red.

   For example, if you selected Linux User Management in connection with other OES products or services, you might see a message similar to the following:

   Linux User Management needs to be configured before you can continue or disable the configuration.

   If you see a message like this, do the following:

   1. On the summary page, click the heading for the component.

   2. Supply the missing information in each configuration page.

      When you specify the configuration information for OES services during the upgrade, see the information in Configuration Guidelines for OES Services.

      When you have finished the configuration of that component, you are returned to the Novell Open Enterprise Server Configuration summary page.

   3. If you want to skip the configuration of a specific component and configure it later, click Enabled in the Configuration is enabled status to change the status to Configuration is disabled.

      If you change the status to Configuration is disabled, you must configure the OES components after the installation is complete. See Installing or Configuring OES 2 SP3 on an Existing Server.

4. After resolving all product configuration problems, click Next to proceed with the configuration of all services and installation of iManager plug-ins.

5. When the Readme page displays, click Next and continue with Section 5.5, Finishing the Upgrade.