About Netware Migration Wizard - Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-2007 Administration Manual

and resize volumes, it is best suited for migrations requiring a minimal amount of volume
reorganization.
Transfer file system and eDirectory information from an old NetWare server that is scheduled
to be decommissioned to a faster, more reliable server running the latest version of NetWare.
This is an easy way to upgrade a server's OS and hardware at the same time.
NetWare Migration Wizard handles only NetWare-to-NetWare migrations.
IMPORTANT: If you want to migrate data from servers in Microsoft Windows domains, or
consolidate data from one or more NetWare servers to existing OES NetWare servers, OES Linux
servers, or Novell Branch Office
included as part of the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit.
This section describes what NetWare Migration Wizard is and how you can use it to migrate data
from an existing NetWare server to a new NetWare 6.5 or OES NetWare server.

1.2.1 About NetWare Migration Wizard

NetWare Migration Wizard is designed to help you transfer the identity of one server to another
server. This is what is referred to as a server hardware upgrade.
NOTE: If you want to add a new server with a new name into your network, you wouldn't use the
Migration Wizard; you would use the NetWare server installation program.
NetWare Migration Wizard is an ideal tool for moving existing NetWare data onto faster, more
reliable server hardware. It is a Windows-based program that you run on a workstation. With the
Migration Wizard, you model your migration project using simple drag-and-drop procedures before
you actually perform the migration. This helps prevent errors from interrupting your data migration
and allows you to prevent mistakes before they happen.
You can also take advantage of this modeling capability to reorganize the data on your server and
even resize volumes, if needed. However, Migration Wizard is best suited for migrations requiring a
minimal amount of volume reorganization.
As you work through the modeling phase of NetWare Migration Wizard, all of your decisions are
recorded in a migration project file. At any time during the modeling process, you can save the
project file, exit the utility, and then restart Migration Wizard and resume from where you left off.
After the modeling phase is completed, you can proceed with the actual migration. This process is
divided into four basic steps:
Step 1: Copy File System Data.
Using the data contained in the migration project file, Migration Wizard copies the files and
folders (or even entire volumes) you selected from the source server to a newly installed
destination server. All file system data, including meta-data such as file trustees, ownerships
and attributes, is copied from the old machine to the new one.
Step 2: Edit Configuration Files.
During this step, Migration Wizard presents configuration files such as autoexec.ncf and
startup.ncf side-by-side so you can easily copy commands and settings from the source server's
configuration files to matching files on the destination server.
servers, use the Novell Server Consolidation Utility that is
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