Server-To-Server Connection Problems; File Copy Problems - Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 12-23-2005 Administration Manual

• Search for the server by its IP or IPX address instead of its name. Type the IP or IPX address in
• Try connecting to the server and not the eDirectory tree by specifying only the name of the
• Clear all unauthenticated connections. To do this, right-click the N icon and then click NetWare
• Make sure your Preferred NetWork Protocol is set correctly by doing the following:
• Unbind the protocol you are not using from the destination server. For example, if you are

12.3 Server-to-Server Connection Problems

If you have problems establishing or maintaining connections between your servers, try one or more
of the following:
• Do not remove the source and destination servers from their respective eDirectory trees. The
• Make sure the destination and source servers can communicate with each other.
• For IP connections, verify that you have corresponding addressing, subnet mask, and gateway
• Reboot the destination server.

12.4 File Copy Problems

If you are having problems during the file copy, try one or more of the following:
• Enable login on both the destination and source servers. If you have disabled login before you
• If files are copying very slowly, make sure that the servers and workstation are configured at
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the Server field of the Novell Login dialog box.
server and leaving the tree name and context blank.
Connections. Detach from all servers and trees that you are not authenticated to, then try
logging in again.
• Right-click the N icon.
• Select Novell Client Properties > Protocol Preferences.
• Select the desired preferred network protocol, then click OK.
• Reboot the workstation.
using IP for the migration but IPX is bound on the destination server, unbind the IPX protocol
on the destination server during the migration.
servers must be able to communicate with the other servers in the tree during the migration.
For IP connections, enter ping at the server console and specify the other server's IP address.
For IPX connections, enter display servers at the server console.
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.
started the file copy, the servers can't log in to each other in order to migrate the files.
NOTE: If you have selected to do so, Migration Wizard disables user logins for you during the
migration.
the highest common LAN speed. Verify that the NICs and anything in between are all hard
coded to either communicate half-duplex or full-duplex; they need to be the same throughout.
If there are problems with full-duplex, use half-duplex.
NOTE: If compressed files are migrated to uncompressed volumes, file copy might be slower.