Consolidate or Migrate Servers

The Novell* Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit combines the Novell Server Consolidation Utility 4.1 and the NetWare* Migration Wizard 8.1 under a single launch interface. The new launch interface asks you what type of consolidation or migration project you want to perform and then launches the appropriate utility automatically.

Server Consolidation Utility 4.1 consolidates data from any number of source servers to any number of destination servers. Supported source servers include NetWare 4.2, 5.1, and 6.x servers. Supported destinations include Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) on both the NetWare and Linux platforms, a NetWare Cluster/SAN, or a Novell Nterprise* Branch Office* appliance.

The utility lets you copy entire volumes or specific directories to one or more destination servers in the same eDirectory tree or in different eDirectory trees. The accompanying rights, trustees, ownership, and namespace information are copied to the destination server along with the files. You can also reassign several NDPS Printer Agents within the same tree to a single NDPS Print Manager.

With the Server Consolidation Utility, you can also copy data from Windows** NT 4.0 Domains to Novell eDirectory trees. As with NetWare data, permissions and ownership information for NTFS data is transferred intact, along with the necessary users and groups.

NetWare Migration Wizard 8.1 migrates the file system and Novell eDirectory (formerly NDS) database from an existing NetWare 5.1, NetWare 6.0, or NetWare 6.5 server to a faster, more reliable NetWare 6.5/OES destination server. After the data is copied, the source server is brought down and the destination server assumes its identity.

Note: Migrations from NetWare 3 are no longer supported by Novell.

The installer program (scmu.exe) for the Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit is located on NetWare 6.5 CD 1 (Operating System) in the products/Migration_Utilities directory.

For instructions and software requirements, see the Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit Administration Guide.

 

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