NetWare to OES 2 Migration

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All NetWare systems after Version 6.5 with the requisite patches are eligible for a migration. Experience for the possible migration from older versions of NetWare, with the exception of NetWare 5.1 SP 6, is not available.

The target OES 2 Linux System (32/64) must have all current SLES10 and OES2 patches installed. In addition, they must be at the current revision levels. Please confirm the status of all versions and patches before initiating a test!

In General we recommend setting up and performing a test migration in a controlled, non-critical environment. Afterward, the accumulated experience will ease the migration on the production systems.

The installation of SEP sesam Client software is not required on the NetWare system that will be transferred to OES2! The access to the system uses the TSA/SMS interface from Novell, and does not impact the operating NetWare environment.

Step by Step:

• Target OES 2 Server Linux SP1 with TSAFS in dual mode -> allows the access to the NetWare File System structure without additional adaption after the migration

• Using the SEP sesam GUI add the Target Server for the migration (OES Linux) as a client

• Using the SEP sesam GUI select the NetWare server that is to be migrated to OES2
  (This does not require the installation of client software on the NetWare server)

• Configure the NSS volume(s) as backup source via the client browser

• Backup to a selected Disk or Tape using SEP sesam

• Prepare the selected NSS Volumes with the appropriate capacity on the target system (OES2)
  A successful migration of NetWare including Trustees is only possible for/to NSS Volumes; ext3 and other files systems do not support the expanded permissions structure.
• Restore of the migrating data volumes is accomplished using the SEP sesam Restore Wizard which is contained within the SEP sesam GUI ->Choose the backup path and Restore with Level FULL 

• Select the Source Server (OES Server shown as NetWare) and the Target Server, set the migration target in UNIX notation (e.g. ‚/media/nss/DATA’)

• The data will now be migrated to the new OES2 System

More detailed technical information regarding migration can be found at:
http://wiki.sepsoftware.com/wiki/index.php/Sesam_README_for_Novell_OES_L...

How To for the migration from NetWare to OES 2 SP1:
http://wiki.sepsoftware.com/wiki/index.php/NetWare_migration_NetWare_to_...