2.5 Updating the eDirectory Schema for Windows

To install eDirectory 8.8 into an existing tree, you might need to update the eDirectory schema by running DSRepair on the server that contains the master replica of the root partition.

IMPORTANT:If the master replica of the root partition resides on a NetWare server, follow the instructions in Section 1.5, Updating the eDirectory Schema for NetWare.

The eDirectory installation program checks the existing schema's version. If the schema has not been upgraded, the installation program instructs you to run DSRepair and then discontinues.

  1. Copy patches\dsrepair\ntnds8\dsrepair.dll from the product CD to the directory where you installed eDirectory (for example, c:\novell\nds).

  2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Novell eDirectory Services.

  3. Select dsrepair.dlm in the Service list.

  4. Enter -ins in the Startup Parameters field, then click Start.

    After the schema has been updated, the Status field next to the dsrepair.dlm service will be blank.

  5. To see the results of the schema update, select dsrepair.dlm, then click Start.

  6. Click File > Open Log File > Open.

    The last entry in the log file will contain the results of the schema update.