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Server Consolidation and Migration Overview
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Server Consolidation and
Migration Overview
The Novell
®
Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit 1.2 combines the Novell Server
Consolidation Utility 4.2 and the NetWare
®
Migration Wizard 8.2 under a single launch interface.
This interface asks you what type of consolidation or migration project you want to perform and
then launches the appropriate utility automatically.
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Server Consolidation Utility is a file-and-print consolidation tool to help you copy data
between existing servers, including Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) for NetWare and
Linux and Windows* servers, and migrate network printers. The automation provided by the
Server Consolidation Utility eliminates the need to choose from various third-party utilities that
would help you perform these tasks individually.
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NetWare Migration Wizard migrates the file system data and eDirectory
TM
(formerly NDS
®
)
database from an existing NetWare server to a faster, more reliable NetWare server. After the
data is copied, the old server is brought down and the new server assumes its identity.
This section provides an overview of server consolidation and migration to help you understand how
the utilities in the toolkit work. It also provides some example scenarios of how you can use these
utilities to consolidate or migrate your network resources.
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Section 1.1, “Consolidation Overview,” on page 13
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Section 1.2, “Migration Overview,” on page 16
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Section 1.3, “Supported Source and Destination Server Versions,” on page 18
For a list of new features and enhancements to the versions of Server Consolidation Utility and
NetWare Migration Wizard included in the toolkit, see
Chapter 2, “What’s New,” on page 21 .
1.1 Consolidation Overview
The Novell Server Consolidation Utility is a file-and-print consolidation tool that helps you
reorganize your network by copying data from any number of existing source servers to any number
of destination servers. By consolidating data onto newer, more powerful servers, you can simplify
your network administration processes and lower your IT costs.
The Server Consolidation Utility automates key tasks, such as migrating users and their trustee
assignments, assigning passwords, and migrating the NetWare or Microsoft* Windows* NT* file
system data to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) NetWare or Linux servers in an eDirectory
TM
tree. This automation eliminates the need to choose from various utilities that would help you
perform these tasks individually.
With the Server Consolidation Utility, you can also reassign several Novell Distributed Print
Services
TM
(NDPS
®
) Printer Agents to a single NDPS Print Manager within the same tree and
migrate a NetWare 6.5 iPrint configuration to an OES Linux environment.
IMPORTANT: If you want to migrate NetWare data from old hardware that is being replaced, use
the NetWare Migration Wizard that is included in the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit.
For more information, see
Part IV, “Server Migrations,” on page 91 .