Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit 1.2, Administration Manual

Page 1: ...e l l c o m novdocx en 6 April 2007 Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit Administration Guide Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit 1 2 S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 7 A D M I N I S T R A...

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Page 5: ...n Utility 4 0 22 2 2 5 Server Consolidation Utility 3 0 22 2 2 6 Server Consolidation Utility 2 6 22 2 2 7 Server Consolidation Utility 2 0 23 2 2 8 Server Consolidation Utility 1 0 23 2 3 What s New...

Page 6: ...ional Steps for Tree to Tree Consolidations 51 6 6 1 Tree to Tree Object Match Up 51 6 6 2 Default Server and Home Directory for Created Users 53 6 7 Run the Consolidation 54 6 8 Consolidating NDPS Pr...

Page 7: ...Setting Up an NCP Volume on a Linux Traditional File System 78 8 3 2 File Directory Rights and Attributes Supported on Linux 78 8 3 3 Reassigning Trustee Rights after the Migration 79 8 4 Migrating i...

Page 8: ...nfiguration 115 12 5 2 Remove NDS eDirectory from the Destination Server 116 12 5 3 Remove NDS eDirectory from the Source Server 117 12 5 4 Restore NDS eDirectory to the Source Server 117 12 5 5 Reins...

Page 9: ...nual and the other documentation included with this product To contact us use the User Comments feature at the bottom of any page in the online documentation Documentation Updates For the most recent...

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Page 11: ...Overview I novdocx en 6 April 2007 11 I Overview Chapter 1 Server Consolidation and Migration Overview on page 13 Chapter 2 What s New on page 21...

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Page 13: ...tion Overview on page 13 Section 1 2 Migration Overview on page 16 Section 1 3 Supported Source and Destination Server Versions on page 18 For a list of new features and enhancements to the versions o...

Page 14: ...is simplifies your network printing configuration NetWare to OES Linux Consolidations For NetWare to OES Linux consolidations you can copy data from NetWare source servers to OES Linux destination ser...

Page 15: ...y purchased a multiprocessor server that you want to install Open Enterprise Server for NetWare on to take advantage of NetWare s multiprocessor enabled features You want to copy the data from each of...

Page 16: ...ation Wizard is a server data and identity migration tool to help you transfer file system data and the NDS eDirectory database from an existing NetWare server to a new NetWare server on your network...

Page 17: ...to faster more reliable server hardware It is a Windows based program that you run on a workstation With the Migration Wizard you model your migration project using simple drag and drop procedures bef...

Page 18: ...nd no additional products installed other than SMS and other products installed by default Figure 1 3 Server Hardware Upgrade with NetWare Migration Wizard Migration Wizard automatically modifies the...

Page 19: ...els to access an Active Directory domain as if it were a flat NT domain You will not be able to access certain aspects of Active Directory such as trust relationships Minimum Supported Tested OS Versi...

Page 20: ...destination server fails to reboot after the third step of the migration Minimum Supported Tested OS Version Other Requirements Open Enterprise Server for NetWare SP1 or later NetWare 6 5 SP4 or later...

Page 21: ...ity 4 2 includes minor bug fixes 2 2 2 Server Consolidation Utility 4 11 Server Consolidation Utility 4 11 includes the following new and enhanced features Enhanced support for copying double byte cha...

Page 22: ...new command line option is available for scheduling the utility to run at a predetermined date and time Adding an N after the passwords instructs the utility to skip the Error and Success Log review...

Page 23: ...igration Wizard TIP Each new release of NetWare Migration Wizard includes performance enhancements and bug fixes that increase the speed and reliability of NetWare migrations If you have had unsatisfa...

Page 24: ...begin until the file sizes were completely discovered With Migration Wizard 7 0 the copy procedure and the file size determination occurred simultaneously Allows NICI keys to be transferred across the...

Page 25: ...tarted II novdocx en 6 April 2007 25 II Getting Started Chapter 3 Installing the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit on page 27 Chapter 4 Using the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit on...

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Page 27: ...and Migration Toolkit software has not been digitally signed when you run the installation program You can safely ignore this message and continue installing the toolkit 100 MB of available disk spac...

Page 28: ...erred method especially if you have data that uses extended ASCII multinational characters or double byte character sets Japanese Korean and other oriental languages You cannot run the Server Consolid...

Page 29: ...ll Done 6 Accept the license agreement then click Next 7 Read the Readme file then click Next 8 Specify where you want to install the toolkit then click Next By default the toolkit is installed in c p...

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Page 31: ...click Create or Open Project 4 2 Selecting the Source Operating System Platform The Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit helps you consolidate and migrate data from servers running either NetWa...

Page 32: ...n Servers Select this option if you want to do any of the following Copy data from one or more NetWare source servers to one or more NetWare destination servers Copy data from one or more NetWare sour...

Page 33: ...r 5 Preparing for a Server Consolidation on page 35 Chapter 6 Consolidating Data from NetWare Servers on page 41 Chapter 7 Consolidating Data from Windows Servers on page 65 Chapter 8 Consolidating Da...

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Page 35: ...orkstation Requirements Server Consolidation Utility is installed as part of the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit If you have not already met the workstation requirements and installed the t...

Page 36: ...et the same code page for both the source and destination servers IMPORTANT If both servers don t have the same code page data will be lost during the consolidation For instructions on changing your s...

Page 37: ...add long name space support to a NetWare 4 11 or 4 2 volume enter load long nam and then add name space long volume_name at the server console Replace volume_name with the name of the volume 3 If you...

Page 38: ...server name of every source server involved in the consolidation project Type each IP address and server name as xxx xxx xxx xxx Server_Name 3 Save the file From the Client Workstation 1 Launch Windo...

Page 39: ...ell recommends that you complete the verification process and resolve all errors When you have verified the project resolved any errors and reached the Start Novell Server Consolidation Utility dialog...

Page 40: ...dation utility fc exe c my projects sc1 mdb y test1 test2 In the previous example c program files novell netware server consolidation utility fc exe is the pathname that was already in the Run field o...

Page 41: ...tional tasks 1 Consolidating NDPS Printer Agents page 54 2 Consolidating Data to or from a NetWare 5 1 Cluster page 57 3 Consolidating Data to Novell Branch Office page 57 4 Consolidating Data from Ne...

Page 42: ...destination volume user space restrictions are migrated to the destination volume If user space restrictions already exist on the destination volume they are overwritten with the restrictions migrate...

Page 43: ...r you create a project file you need to select your source and destination trees To do this you must be logged in to the trees that you will be working in 1 Select the source and destination eDirector...

Page 44: ...ill reside The actions are completed only after the verification process is complete and the copy process begins Volume Drop Options When you drag and drop volumes into the right pane of the Project W...

Page 45: ...in the left pane then click Edit Where Did It Go The directory or volume that was moved is highlighted in its new location in the right pane Show where a folder or object came from Select the object i...

Page 46: ...nters are correct click Next If the destination locations are not correct click Cancel and make the appropriate changes in the Project window Duplicate File Resolution If a file is found on the destin...

Page 47: ...process completes This option gives the greatest assurance that two files are identical but it takes longer to complete If you want to perform a binary comparison of the files that were copied select...

Page 48: ...rovided check the box next to the desired date Next highlight with your mouse the portion of the date you want to change Either type a new value using the keyboard number pad or use the mouse to click...

Page 49: ...Server Consolidation Utility searches the destination tree for objects whose names match the source tree object names Objects that are potential matches are displayed and can be matched up during Tree...

Page 50: ...you have many files to copy You can also disable login on the source server before copying file data Users already logged in to the source server are not logged out but no new logins are allowed until...

Page 51: ...s are discovered during the Check for Trustees and Ownership step and are saved in the project database This screen allows you to match the trustee names found on the source server with trustees from...

Page 52: ...ganizational Unit Name Password Allow Change Password Expiration Interval Password Expiration Time Password Minimum Length Password Required Password Unique Required Physical Delivery Office name Post...

Page 53: ...you to create groups if they don t already exist in the destination tree and it adds the users that are members of the source group to the new destination group However it does not modify an existing...

Page 54: ...s that lets you View the error log View the success log Close the Process Finished screen TIP You can also view the error and success logs of any completed project from the Project Window by opening t...

Page 55: ...ter that was moved This ensures that communication with the destination Print Manager is established After that communication has been established the source Print Manager can be brought back up Print...

Page 56: ...ents If you don t do this you will get unpredictable results 7 Click Project Verify and Copy Data to verify the project and start the migration The utility checks to ensure that it can communicate wit...

Page 57: ...te the consolidation process 7 After the consolidation is complete you can delete the newly created Volume object 6 10 Consolidating Data to Novell Branch Office Novell Branch Office formerly Nterpris...

Page 58: ...ng the Server Consolidation Utility you will see several screens that are different from the ones displayed during a consolidation on a regular NetWare server The different screens that require naviga...

Page 59: ...Step 3 do the following in the Object Creation dialog box 5a From the drop down list select whether you want to create a Local User or Remote User 5b Type the new user s name in the field provided th...

Page 60: ...nfigure IPX then exit the INETCFG utility TIP If you prefer IPX can also be enabled on the server by adding the appropriate LOAD and BIND commands to the server s autoexec ncf file 6 11 2 Binding IPX...

Page 61: ...o the prompt After the feature is enabled continue to model your project as you normally would 6 12 2 Verifying a Project for Server Based Processing After modeling your project proceed with the preco...

Page 62: ...onsole of the specified server enter the command as shown Be sure to include the quotation marks around the project name The command is not case sensitive Upon completion of the processing you can che...

Page 63: ...older synchronization reopen the project and click Project Synchronized Dropped Folders This deletes files and folders on the destination server that do not now exist on the source server If you want...

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Page 65: ...d consider the following issues before you get started Which Windows users are accessing which files and directories and where are those files and directories located This information will help you de...

Page 66: ...ked if you want to search the eDirectory tree for duplicate usernames When the Server Consolidation Utility finds identical usernames it displays them in a table where you can choose to merge each lis...

Page 67: ...cified for user Jeff in an NT policy and a minimum password length of nine characters is specified in the Template object then when Jeff s object is migrated the object will be created in eDirectory w...

Page 68: ...the project or save the project file and execute the actions later 6 Type a project filename in the field provided The filename can be up to 64 characters long and can include any character except Th...

Page 69: ...by the eDirectory username to view a drop down list containing all the eDirectory users that have the same username including contexts as this Windows user Select one of the eDirectory names and cont...

Page 70: ...t Where a Dropped NT Object Came From To find out where a dropped object was located in the Windows domain right click a Windows object and then select Where Did It Come From When dragging and droppin...

Page 71: ...handle passwords for your Windows users select one of the following then click Next Assign the Same Password to All Users The utility will assign the same password to all migrated users Assign a Rando...

Page 72: ...If you migrated all of your users and groups you will not see this dialog box Otherwise this step must be done three times once each for your Windows local groups global groups and users that were no...

Page 73: ...iated with your Windows objects even the hidden ones At the destination server use iManager to view the volume that you migrated your data to and verify that it was done correctly Set up iPrint For in...

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Page 75: ...and running Open Enterprise Server with the following components enabled Novell eDirectoryTM Novell NCPTM Server for Linux Novell Storage ServicesTM NSS if copying data from NetWare source servers Nov...

Page 76: ...Linux doesn t provide a Creation Date field for file systems so NCP Server displays the current date 8 2 4 Migrating Macintosh Files from NetWare to Linux If the Server Consolidation Utility encounter...

Page 77: ...workstation server The Group object is necessary because NSS on Linux uses Virtual File Services VFS which requires both a User ID and a Group ID to authorize access For a more thorough discussion of...

Page 78: ...for the volume For mount_point specify the mount point you created in Step 1 The NCP volume is now displayed in the Project Window when you run the Server Consolidation Utility 8 3 2 File Directory Ri...

Page 79: ...you want to migrate a print system running on Windows NT or Windows 2000 2003 use the iPrint Migration Utility for Windows Printing This utility is available separately and can be downloaded from the...

Page 80: ...launched from the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit 1 If you have not already done so deploy the iPrint Client on the workstation The Server Consolidation Utility checks for the correct iPrin...

Page 81: ...changes run the consolidation by following the prompts During the migration of secure printers you might be prompted to enter the password for the secure printer if you have not selected the Remember...

Page 82: ...Configuring DNS When you are finished migrating your iPrint system you need to configure your DNS server to point to the iPrint server on Linux in order for users to be able to print For more informat...

Page 83: ...ers The log files contain detailed information about what was successfully copied success log and what was not copied and why error log The log files are written to the project folder which is located...

Page 84: ...nstall it on your workstation See Workstation Requirements on page 35 for other workstation requirements Volume Contents Do Not Display Problem No data appears in the Volume object after dropping a co...

Page 85: ...estart at the Linux server s shell prompt Trustee Rights Restored to Wrong User in Tree to Tree Copy Problem In a tree to tree consolidation scenario it is possible to have users with the same Common...

Page 86: ...st common speed being between 5 and 8 GB per hour You should check the performance of your LAN before copying very large amounts of data The Server Consolidation Utility copies data at a faster rate t...

Page 87: ...r multi byte character set MBCS format to back up Japanese data NSS and Linux use Unicode In order for MBCS data to be copied to an NSS volume on an OES Linux server conversion must take place from MB...

Page 88: ...connect to a NetWare 4 server including the following If your source server is NetWare 4 make sure that you have IPXTM on your client For information on verifying IPX on your client see Section 6 11...

Page 89: ...the appropriate Load and Bind commands to the server s autoexec ncf file Action Verify that IPX is bound on the client running the Server Consolidation Utility 1 Right click the red N in the system tr...

Page 90: ...ble Cause Clibaux nlm is not loaded Action Go to the server specified in the error message and at the server console enter load clibaux nlm NDPS Printer Agents Don t Migrate Possible Cause If after a...

Page 91: ...V novdocx en 6 April 2007 91 IV Server Migrations Chapter 10 Preparing for a Server Migration on page 93 Chapter 11 Migrating Data from NetWare Servers on page 97 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Server Mig...

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Page 93: ...r is the NetWare server that contains the files volumes and NDS eDirectoryTM objects to be copied to the NetWare destination server The source server must be running a supported version of NetWare See...

Page 94: ...hat you have the necessary rights The source and destination servers must be using the same time synchronization method Timesync timesync nlm or NTPv3 xntpd nlm See the OES 2 Novell TimeSync for NetWa...

Page 95: ...ddress to match what had been assigned to the source server Assign the destination server a temporary name and install it into a new temporary eDirectory tree You can name the server and tree anything...

Page 96: ...olidation and Migration Toolkit Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007 10 5 What s Next For instructions on using the NetWare Migration Wizard continue with Chapter 11 Migrating Data from NetWar...

Page 97: ...re you have prepared your server as described in Chapter 10 Preparing for a Server Migration on page 93 You should also be aware of the issues discussed in this section 11 1 1 User Space Restrictions...

Page 98: ...roject 8 Select the eDirectory tree that contains your source server then click Next If necessary click the Login button to attach to the tree 9 Select your source server from the eDirectory tree then...

Page 99: ...ng parent folder or volume and then select New Folder To rename a newly created folder right click the folder and then select Rename To show where a folder went right click the folder in the left pane...

Page 100: ...ect After you have modeled your migration by dragging and dropping data in the Project Window you must verify your project to check for problems that might hinder a successful migration NOTE Remember...

Page 101: ...ther you want to filter the files to be copied according to Accessed Modified or Created dates and then click Next If you select Yes specify the desired date ranges If you select No all files are copi...

Page 102: ...ect Yes you are given the option of doing a binary comparison of the files after the copy process completes A binary byte by byte comparison gives the greatest assurance that two files are identical b...

Page 103: ...n Migration Step 2 Edit Configuration Files 11 6 Migration Step 2 Edit Configuration Files The Edit Configuration Files step compares the configuration files between the source and destination servers...

Page 104: ...proximately 30 minutes for the eDirectory tree to synchronize before continuing 3 In the Update Schema dialog box indicate whether you want the Migration Wizard to update the source server s schema an...

Page 105: ...ur own to the source and destination servers then click Next If you want to first broadcast a logout message to any users logged in to the server select Broadcast Logout Message type the message in th...

Page 106: ...us dialog box displays 10d Verify that the source server is down by selecting Yes 10e Click Next again This step removes eDirectory from the destination server and deletes the client connection 10f Cl...

Page 107: ...5 Review the error and success logs then click Done 6 In the Project View dialog box click Close 7 Select File Exit to exit the Migration Wizard Continue with the next section Perform Post Migration...

Page 108: ...einstall the applications to restore their eDirectory objects to the tree You can reinstall these network products and services using either of two methods Go to the destination server load the GUI in...

Page 109: ...NetWare 5 1 to NetWare 6 5 migration using the Migration Wizard complete the following steps to ensure that Native File Access for UNIX installs correctly 1 Delete the NFAU User object 2 Run the schin...

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Page 111: ...The eDirectory user that you are using to do the migration has the Supervisor right to the source server s eDirectory object Use iManager or ConsoleOne to verify that the User object is listed in the...

Page 112: ...responding addressing subnet mask and gateway information If you are using IPX make sure the frame type and the IPX network number server ID are consistent between the source and destination servers R...

Page 113: ...olbar 12 3 SMDR Errors Sometimes the SMDR program that is running on the destination server can t make a connection to the source server To correct this problem try one or more of the following Unbind...

Page 114: ...m on the server clicking Yes at all the prompts 6 Reboot the server 7 Load pki nlm on the server and verify that you are no longer getting NICI errors If you still see NICI errors refer to TID 1002566...

Page 115: ...3 failed and the destination server did not reboot and take on the name and identity of the source server complete the steps in Restore Source Server to Its Original Configuration on page 115 If Begin...

Page 116: ...eDirectory from the destination server before you can restore NDS eDirectory to the source server 1 At the destination server console enter nwconfig 2 Select Directory Options Remove Directory Service...

Page 117: ...to skip the error message warning you that eDirectory is locked Ignore but keep track of any additional eDirectory error messages that appear 7 When the INSTALL or NWCONFIG menu appears again select R...

Page 118: ...the migration open your project Make sure you have removed eDirectory from the destination server as instructed in Remove NDS eDirectory from the Destination Server on page 116 and returned the destin...

Page 119: ...mation V novdocx en 6 April 2007 119 V Supplemental Information Chapter 13 Copying Double Byte Character Set Data on page 121 Chapter 14 Security Considerations on page 127 Appendix A Documentation Up...

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Page 121: ...com downloads details aspx familyid 0db2e8f9 79c4 4625 a07a 0cc1b341be7c displaylang en You must also enable UTF 8 support in the Novell ClientTM on the workstation where you run the Server Consolidat...

Page 122: ...following command opt novell sms bin smsconfig t 13 3 Changing the NetWare Server Code Page When using the Server Consolidation Utility to copy extended ASCII and double byte character set data from N...

Page 123: ...nvert an Existing English NetWare Server to a Foreign Code Page To convert an existing English server to a foreign code page you must have an English NetWare installation CD or access to English NetWa...

Page 124: ...nese Traditional bg5 fnt Chinese Simplified gb fnt 7b Add Load vgadisp nlm to c nwserver startup ncf Vgadisp nlm allows for double byte characters such as Japanese or Chinese to be viewed in the C wor...

Page 125: ...Copying Double Byte Character Set Data 125 novdocx en 6 April 2007 869 Greek 874 Thailand 932 Japanese 936 Chinese Simplified 949 Korean 950 Chinese Traditional...

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Page 127: ...the same physical network segment with no connectivity outside of the internal network 14 2 Server Consolidation Utility Security Standard security algorithms and well established obfuscation methods...

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Page 129: ...documentation was updated on the following dates Section A 1 September 28 2007 Open Enterprise Server 2 on page 129 Section A 2 December 23 2005 Open Enterprise Server SP2 on page 129 A 1 September 28...

Page 130: ...erver Versions on page 18 Updated the list of supported source and destination server versions Location Change Section 2 2 What s New in the Server Consolidation Utility on page 21 Added new and enhan...