Preparing for a Server Consolidation 375.2.1 Preparing NetWare 4 Source ServersIf you are planning to copy data from NetWare 4 source servers, complete these steps in addition tothe ones in the previous section. (Keep in mind that you cannot copy data from NetWare 4 servers toOES Linux servers.)1 The source and destination servers must see each other via IPX.For information on verifying IPX communication between servers, see “Errors WhenConnecting to a NetWare 4 Server” on page 85.2 Install long name space support on each volume containing data to be copied.To add long name space support to a NetWare 4.10 volume, enterload os2.namand thenadd name space os2 volume_nameat the server console. Replace volume_name with the name of the volume.To add long name space support to a NetWare 4.11 or 4.2 volume, enterload long.namand thenadd name space long volume_nameat the server console. Replace volume_name with the name of the volume.3 If you plan to copy compressed data from a NetWare 4 source server, enter the followingcommand at the server console prompt:set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0Setting this parameter to 0 leaves compressed files compressed when they are accessed. Thisprevents compressed files from uncompressing and taking up all of your destination server'sdisk space when they are accessed. (Setting the option to 1 changes compressed files touncompressed on second access, and setting the option to 2 always changes compressed files tothe uncompressed version.)To view your server’s current Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option SET parameter,execute the SET command at the server console prompt, select the File System category, andthen page through the information until you see Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option.5.2.2 Modifying the Hosts FileThe Server Consolidation Utility connects the servers involved in a consolidation using one of twomethods: SLP or the sys:\etc\hosts file. If you don’t have SLP configured on your network,you must modify the sys:\etc\hosts file to include the IP address and server name of everysource server involved in the consolidation project. This information must be manually added to thefile before running the consolidation project.IMPORTANT: Because Novell Branch OfficeTM does not configure SLP, consolidations to BranchOffice servers must use information in the hosts file. However, the Branch Office serverreconfigures itself each time it is restarted. This causes the sys:\etc\hosts file on the server tobe rewritten each time it is restarted. If only one consolidation is being run with a Branch Officeserver, the hosts file needs to be modified only once to include the source server’s IP address andserver name. However, if more than one consolidation is going to be run on a Branch Office server
