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1.3.1 Prepare to Convert Databases
As of PMDF V6.5, the format of PMDF databases has changed from Berkeley
DB (SleepyCat) to PBL. If you are upgrading from PMDF V6.0 through
V6.4, you must either convert or rebuild all of your databases. Before
the upgrade, there are several steps you must take to prepare for the
database format change.
If you do not have sources for databases that you wish to use
pmdf crdb to rebuild after the upgrade, you must run
pmdf dumpdb on those databases before the upgrade to
generate the corresponding sources.
Databases created by pmdf db, such as personal alias
databases, can best be handled by before the upgrade using the
pmdf db write command to create a source file, and then
after the upgrade using the pmdf db run command on that
source file to create the database in the V6.5 format.
If you are upgrading from PMDF V5.2 or earlier, those databases cannot be converted directly to V6.5 format. You must either (1) rebuild all databases after upgrading to V6.5, or (2) first install a PMDF version between V6.0 and V6.4 and convert your pre-V6.0 databases to Berkeley DB (SleepyCat) format, and then install PMDF V6.5 and convert the databases from Berkeley DB to PBL format. |
1.3.2 Save Tailor File
If you have made any changes to your PMDF tailor file
(/etc/pmdf_tailor), you must save this
file before you upgrade because it will be overwritten by the
installation.
After upgrading, you should check the new pmdf_tailor file
and merge in any changes that you made to your version of the file.
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