Tips For Successful Consolidations - Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-2007 Administration Manual

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
and the server has been restarted since the last consolidation, the hosts file must be modified each
time the server is restarted.
You can modify the hosts file from the server console or from the client workstation.
From the Server Console
1 At the server console, enter
2 Add to the file the IP address and DNS server name of every source server involved in the
3 Save the file.
From the Client Workstation
1 Launch Windows Explorer.
2 Browse to the NetWare server or Nterprise Branch Office appliance.
3 Double-click the server name.
4 Double-click the sys: volume.
5 Double-click the etc directory.
6 Open the hosts file with a text editor.
7 Add to the file the IP address and server name of every source server involved in the
8 Save the file.

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edit sys:etc/hosts
consolidation project.
Type each IP address and server name as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Server_Name.
consolidation project.
Type the IP addresses and server names as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Server_Name.
When you run the Server Consolidation Utility, you must be logged in to the network as a user
with Supervisor rights to the source and destination servers. If you are not logged in when you
start the utility, you can log in as you select the source and destination trees.
For better performance, Novell recommends that the source servers, destination servers, and
client workstation all be located on a common LAN segment.
For Windows NT server consolidations, you should use the fastest workstation available to run
the Server Consolidation Utility. If possible, assign the workstation a static IP address. Turn off
screen savers and power management to avoid interruptions during the consolidation.
does not configure SLP, consolidations to Branch
TM