Planning The Merge; Understanding The Merge Process; Section 9.1, "Understanding The Merge Process - Novell GROUPWISE 7 - MULTI-SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION Manual

Planning the Merge

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Section 9.7, "Merge Planning Worksheet," on page 59
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merge a GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, or 7.x system into your GroupWise 7.x system.
Section 9.1, "Understanding the Merge Process," on page 51
Section 9.2, "Planning Administrator Rights," on page 53
Section 9.3, "Determining Which GroupWise Objects Are No Longer In Use," on page 53
Section 9.4, "Planning the Location of the Domain Database Backup Directories," on page 54
Section 9.5, "Planning GroupWise System Connections," on page 54
Section 9.6, "Planning to Merge Additional GroupWise Systems," on page 58
Section 9.7, "Merge Planning Worksheet," on page 59
When you have completed the following planning tasks and filled out the worksheet, you are ready
to continue with Chapter 10, "Preparing for the Merge," on page

9.1 Understanding the Merge Process

A merge is performed between the primary domains of two GroupWise systems. Merging one
system (the primary domain and all of its subordinate objects) with another consolidates the two
systems, resulting in only one primary domain and one or more new secondary domains and their
subordinate objects.
To avoid confusion, we will hereafter refer to the system whose primary domain you'll retain as Site
#1 and the other system as Site #2.
GroupWise Systems to be Merged
Figure 9-1
In the above illustration, we have two GroupWise systems that are not connected. We have
designated the Manhattan GroupWise system as Site #1 and the Lakewood GroupWise system as
Site #2. The Lakewood system will be merged into the Manhattan system.
If you have three or more systems to be merged, you must merge the systems one after the other. We
will not use references to a Site #3, a Site #4, and so on. Instead, after the first and second systems
have been merged, the third system will become Site #2 as you go through the merge planning,
lists all the information you need as you
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