Service Location Protocol (Slp); Transferring Time Synchronization Services; About Slp In Oes 2; Platform Differences In Slp Services - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

NOTE: The time synchronization modules in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) have been
designed to ensure that new OES 2 servers can be introduced into an existing network environment
without disrupting any of the products and services that are in place.

9.3.3 Transferring Time Synchronization Services

You can use either of the two migration types offered by the Migration Tool to transfer time
synchronization services from NetWare to OES 2 SP2:
Consolidate: Both consolidation on the same tree and consolidation to a different tree are
supported. For more information, see
Services," on page 105.
Transfer ID: Transfer ID migrations must occur within in the same tree. For more
information, see Section A.1.2, "Transferring an Entire NetWare Server," on page
To transfer time synchronization services from NetWare to OES 2 SP2, follow the instructions in
"Migrating Timesync/NTP from NetWare to NTP on OES 2
Tool Administration Guide.

9.4 Service Location Protocol (SLP)

SLP is not a migratable service, however, it is a critical component of OES 2 SP2 and must be
planned as part of your upgrade strategy.
Section 9.4.1, "About SLP in OES 2," on page 89
Section 9.4.2, "Platform Differences in SLP Services," on page 89
Section 9.4.3, "Setting Up SLP on OES 2 SP2," on page 90

9.4.1 About SLP in OES 2

SLP lets network services register their availability on the network. SLP agents then keep track of
which services are available and provide that information to applications that need it, such as the
Novell Client .
TM
For example, without an advertisement or discovery mechanism like SLP, users must know the IP
address or DNS name of a server hosting the tree in order to log in and use network services.
Without SLP, browsing for trees on the network would not be possible.

9.4.2 Platform Differences in SLP Services

"SLP on NetWare" on page 89
"SLP on OES 2 SP2" on page 90
"Caveats" on page 90
SLP on NetWare
NetWare uses a Novell customized version of SLP called Novell SLP that provides an additional
agent type, the Directory Agent or DA, which can synchronize information between DAs.
Section A.1.1, "Consolidating Selected Data or
Linux" in the
106.
OES 2 SP2: Migration
Upgrading Network Services to OES 89