Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 12-23-2005 Administration Manual

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Server Consolidation and Migration Overview1131Server Consolidation andMigration OverviewThe Novell ® Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit 1.1 combines the Novell ServerConsolidation Utility 4.11 and the NetWare® Migration Wizard 8.1 under a single launch interface.This interface asks you what type of consolidation or migration project you want to perform andthen launches the appropriate utility automatically.• Server Consolidation Utility 4.11 is a file-and-print consolidation tool to help you copy databetween existing servers, including Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) for NetWare andLinux and Windows* servers, and migrate network printers. The automation provided by theServer Consolidation Utility eliminates the need to choose from various third-party utilities thatwould help you perform these tasks individually.• NetWare Migration Wizard 8.1 migrates the file system data and eDirectoryTM (formerlyNDS ®) 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 howthe utilities in the toolkit work. It also provides some example scenarios of how you can use theseutilities to consolidate or migrate your network resources.• Section 1.1, “Consolidation Overview,” on page 13• Section 1.2, “Migration Overview,” on page 16• Section 1.3, “Supported Source and Destination Server Versions,” on page 18For a list of new features and enhancements to the versions of Server Consolidation Utility andNetWare Migration Wizard included in the toolkit, see Chapter 2, “What’s New,” on page 21.1.1 Consolidation OverviewThe Novell Server Consolidation Utility is a file-and-print consolidation tool that helps youreorganize your network by copying data from any number of existing source servers to any numberof destination servers. By consolidating data onto newer, more powerful servers, you can simplifyyour network administration processes and lower your IT costs.The Server Consolidation Utility automates key tasks, such as migrating users and their trusteeassignments, assigning passwords, and migrating the NetWare or Microsoft* Windows* NT* filesystem data to Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) NetWare or Linux servers in an eDirectoryTMtree. This automation eliminates the need to choose from various utilities that would help youperform these tasks individually.With the Server Consolidation Utility, you can also reassign several Novell Distributed PrintServicesTM (NDPS ®) Printer Agents to a single NDPS Print Manager within the same tree andmigrate 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, usethe NetWare Migration Wizard that is included in the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit.For more information, see Part IV, “Server Migrations,” on page 89.