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update

Description
Examples
Arguments

Description

Use this server package to update a deployed server so its version matches the version of this package.

Examples

Update the server installed in /ds/PingDirectory from its current version to this package's version:
update --serverRoot /ds/PingDirectory


Update the server installed in /ds/PingDirectory from its current version to this package's version when LDAP credentials are required:
update --serverRoot /ds/PingDirectory --hostname localhost --port 1389 \
     --bindDN "cn=Directory Manager" --bindPassword password

Arguments

-V
--version

Description Display Directory Server version information

-H
--help

Description Display general usage information

--help-debug

Description Display help for using debug options
Advanced Yes

-h {host}
--hostname {host}

Description The IP address or resolvable name to use to connect to the directory server. If this is not provided, then a default value of 'localhost' will be used.
Default Value localhost
Required Yes
Multi-Valued No

-p {port}
--port {port}

Description The port to use to connect to the directory server. If this is not provided, then a default value of 389 will be used.
Default Value 389
Required Yes
Multi-Valued No

-D {dn}
--bindDN {dn}

Description The DN to use to bind to the directory server when performing simple authentication.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-w {password}
--bindPassword {password}

Description The password to use to bind to the directory server when performing simple authentication or a password-based SASL mechanism.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-j {path}
--bindPasswordFile {path}

Description The path to the file containing the password to use to bind to the directory server when performing simple authentication or a password-based SASL mechanism.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

--promptForBindPassword

Description Indicates that the tool should interactively prompt the user for the bind password.

-Z
--useSSL

Description Use SSL when communicating with the directory server.

-q
--useStartTLS

Description Use StartTLS when communicating with the directory server.

-X
--trustAll

Description Trust any certificate presented by the directory server.

-K {path}
--keyStorePath {path}

Description The path to the file to use as the key store for obtaining client certificates when communicating securely with the directory server.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-W {password}
--keyStorePassword {password}

Description The password to use to access the key store contents.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-u {path}
--keyStorePasswordFile {path}

Description The path to the file containing the password to use to access the key store contents.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

--promptForKeyStorePassword

Description Indicates that the tool should interactively prompt the user for the password to use to access the key store contents.

--keyStoreFormat {format}

Description The format (e.g., jks, jceks, pkcs12, etc.) for the key store file.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-P {path}
--trustStorePath {path}

Description The path to the file to use as trust store when determining whether to trust a certificate presented by the directory server.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-T {password}
--trustStorePassword {password}

Description The password to use to access the trust store contents.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-U {path}
--trustStorePasswordFile {path}

Description The path to the file containing the password to use to access the trust store contents.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

--promptForTrustStorePassword

Description Indicates that the tool should interactively prompt the user for the password to use to access the trust store contents.

--trustStoreFormat {format}

Description The format (e.g., jks, jceks, pkcs12, etc.) for the trust store file.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-N {nickname}
--certNickname {nickname}

Description The nickname (alias) of the client certificate in the key store to present to the directory server for SSL client authentication.
Required No
Multi-Valued No

-o {name=value}
--saslOption {name=value}

Description A name-value pair providing information to use when performing SASL authentication.
Required No
Multi-Valued Yes

--useSASLExternal

Description Use the SASL EXTERNAL mechanism to authenticate.

--helpSASL

Description Provide information about the supported SASL mechanisms, including the properties available for use with each.

-R {serverRootDir}
--serverRoot {serverRootDir}

Description Specify the installation root of the server to update to this server root's version
Required Yes
Multi-Valued No

-n
--no-prompt

Description Use non-interactive mode, disabling any prompts for confirmation or further information

-Q
--quiet

Description Perform a quiet update or reversion

-v
--verbose

Description Use verbose mode

--ignoreWarnings

Description Tool should continue should warnings occur when used non-interactively. This option should be used with caution

--noMergeDefaults

Description Do not attempt to incorporate any modifications to default values into the current configuration