Upgrading the LDAP Database

IMail 8.1 and later use the OpenLDAP implementation. If you have an existing LDAP database with information that you want to retain after the upgrade, take the following precautions. Otherwise, your existing LDAP information will be deleted.

• Backup your LDAP database before upgrading. To access the LDAP database, enter the location of the directory where the OpenLDAP files are located. By default, the installation path for ICS is C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\Collaboration Suite\IMail\OpenLDAP. The installation path for IMail is C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\IMail\OpenLDAP. The following folders are located under the ...\OpenLDAP folder:
  • bin. Folder where all OpenLDAP binaries are stored.
  • Openldap-data. Folder where all folders with domain specific databases are stored. Each folder is named after each existing domain.
  • schema. Folder where all OpenLDAP schema files are stored. Schema files are text files that determine the properties of each object.
  • Share\ucdata. Contains supporting data files for the LDAP server. These files should not be modified.
• Clear the Access LDAP Attributes option before upgrading. To access this option in IMail Administrator, mouse over the Domains tab, click User Administration, then in the left navigation bar click Standard User Settings. The Standard User Settings page opens. Click to clear the Access LDAP Attributes option before upgrading.

Warning: If you click No and install anyway, be advised that IMail Server may not function correctly.