Supported Platforms; Considerations; Migration Tools; Migration Procedure - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Installation Manual

10.1.3 Supported Platforms

The eDirectory migration utility is designed to run on the Linux version of OES 2, which is the
target platform for migration. The following table lists the compatible eDirectory versions at source
and the corresponding target servers:
Table 10-1
NetWare 5.1 SP8 + eDirectory 8.7.3.6
NetWare 5.1 SP8 + eDirectory 8.7.3.7
NetWare 6.5 SP6 + eDirectory 8.7.3.9
NetWare 6.5 SP6 + eDirectory 8.8
NetWare 6.5 SP6 + eDirectory 8.8 SP1
NetWare 6.5 SP6 + eDirectory 8.8 SP3

10.1.4 Considerations

IP address and DNS migrations are not performed by this migration utility.
Only the eDirectory instance will be migrated. Applications depending on eDirectory will not
be migrated.
You should not use this migration methodology if you want both the servers to be available
during the migration operation.
NOTE: Only the target server will be available after the migration.The source server will be
locked. Other service migrations cannot be performed after completing eDirectory migration.

10.2 Migration Tools

The eDirectory migration is performed independently of the OES migration framework. The
complete migration task is performed by invoking the migedir command line utility.

10.3 Migration Procedure

1 Run the migedir utility by entering the following command on the target server:
migedir -s <IP address> [-A <log directory name>] [-t] [-v] [-h]
The utility takes the following command line options:
Option
-s IP address
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eDirectory Versions at Source and Target Servers
Source Server
Description
Specifies the IP address of the source server containing the eDirectory
instance to be migrated.
IMPORTANT: -s is a mandatory parameter.
Target Server
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64
Physical or Virtualized OES2 Linux 32 or 64