Replacing Netware 5.0 with OES Linux
Having read through the threads on here and digested the 'OES Coexistenc
and Migration Guide'. I have come to the following conclusion and would
appreciate the forum readers input please, where we need to setup a OES
Linux environment to replace Netware 5.0.
1] Our Netware servers are currently running on version 5.0. Some are
patched to SP6a and some aren't. They are also running different versions
of DS. To upgrade these servers to a standard of, ds 7.62c with SP6a would
require a weekend visit to each of our 20 branches.
2] We would then need to setup a Netware 5.1 server with eDirectory 8.7,
Certificate Authority, Service Location Protocol, Certificate server? and a
security domain key. Licenses and software install would need purchasing.
3] Using Deployment and Consolidation/Migration wizard, introduce a OES
Linux server. The server would replace each of the existing 20 servers and
would cover a hardware swap out. This would be a weekend job.
OR
We could setup a OES Linux box in it's own tree, and then migrate the NDS
objects from the Netware 5.0 servers without performing step 1 above (that
is, leaving everything as it is in our Netware 5 environment). This would
allow us to run the 2 trees concurrently as we swap the servers out.
However, how do we migrate the objects (includes printers and trustee
rights) over to OES Linux?
The above question is a stumbling block for me, I don't know how we could
move the objects over manually.
Your suggestions and any advise would be appreciated.
Thank you.
and Migration Guide'. I have come to the following conclusion and would
appreciate the forum readers input please, where we need to setup a OES
Linux environment to replace Netware 5.0.
1] Our Netware servers are currently running on version 5.0. Some are
patched to SP6a and some aren't. They are also running different versions
of DS. To upgrade these servers to a standard of, ds 7.62c with SP6a would
require a weekend visit to each of our 20 branches.
2] We would then need to setup a Netware 5.1 server with eDirectory 8.7,
Certificate Authority, Service Location Protocol, Certificate server? and a
security domain key. Licenses and software install would need purchasing.
3] Using Deployment and Consolidation/Migration wizard, introduce a OES
Linux server. The server would replace each of the existing 20 servers and
would cover a hardware swap out. This would be a weekend job.
OR
We could setup a OES Linux box in it's own tree, and then migrate the NDS
objects from the Netware 5.0 servers without performing step 1 above (that
is, leaving everything as it is in our Netware 5 environment). This would
allow us to run the 2 trees concurrently as we swap the servers out.
However, how do we migrate the objects (includes printers and trustee
rights) over to OES Linux?
The above question is a stumbling block for me, I don't know how we could
move the objects over manually.
Your suggestions and any advise would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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They can coexist on the same LAN in a separate tree, though, which would aid in migration. I don't know if you can merge a 5.0 NDS8 tree into an OES eDir8.7 tree, but that may be an option rather than using the consolidation tool, if it works.