Preparing Netware 4 Source Servers; Modifying The Hosts File - Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 12-23-2005 Administration Manual

5.2.1 Preparing NetWare 4 Source Servers

If you are planning to copy data from NetWare 4 source servers, complete these steps in addition to
the ones in the previous section. (Keep in mind that you cannot copy data from NetWare 4 servers to
OES Linux servers.)
1 The source and destination servers must see each other via IPX.
For information on verifying IPX communication between servers, see
Connecting to a NetWare 4 Server" on page
2 Install long name space support on each volume containing data to be copied.
To add long name space support to a NetWare 4.10 volume, enter
load os2.nam
and then
add name space os2 volume_name
at the server console. Replace volume_name with the name of the volume.
To 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 plan to copy compressed data from a NetWare 4 source server, enter the following
command at the server console prompt:
set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0
Setting this parameter to 0 leaves compressed files compressed when they are accessed. This
prevents compressed files from uncompressing and taking up all of your destination server's
disk space when they are accessed. (Setting the option to 1 changes compressed files to
uncompressed on second access, and setting the option to 2 always changes compressed files to
the uncompressed version.)
To view your server's current Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option SET parameter,
execute the SET command at the server console prompt, select the File System category, and
then page through the information until you see Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option.

5.2.2 Modifying the Hosts File

The Server Consolidation Utility connects the servers involved in a consolidation using one of two
methods: SLP or the sys:\etc\hosts file. If you don't have SLP configured on your network,
you must modify the sys:\etc\hosts file to include the IP address and server name of every
source server involved in the consolidation project. This information must be manually added to the
file before running the consolidation project.
IMPORTANT: Because Novell Branch Office
Office servers must use information in the hosts file. However, the Branch Office server
reconfigures itself each time it is restarted. This causes the sys:\etc\hosts file on the server to
be rewritten each time it is restarted. If only one consolidation is being run with a Branch Office
server, the hosts file needs to be modified only once to include the source server's IP address and
server name. However, if more than one consolidation is going to be run on a Branch Office server
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