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  • Dynamic Storage (CIS): Migration

    There are large NSS-Pools with millions of files. Now there shut be a migration to another storage system. I see that there is an option in the miggui to copy only newer files to a smaller storage. This sound good. But whats about the older ones? Is there…

  • move NCS into virtual environment

    What are the recommendations to move a cluster from phys. (SAN-LUN) into a VM-env. (with vmdk)? Whats about the SBD? Any experience?

  • Transfer ID error at migedir -R

    Doing a transfer ID (OES 2018 SP2) and proceeds until the restore DIB stage (migedir -R). At that point it throws an error -663: --------------------------- |==================DSBackup Log: Restore================| Log file name: /var/opt/novell/.edir_migrate…

  • OES 2018 Pre-migration server prompts for eDir

    I am trying to set up an OES 2018 SP2 Pre-migration server. According to the manual, this does not have eDir installed because it will be installed during the migration. I start the OES install process, leave everything at defaults but check the Pre-migration…

  • CIFS permissions errors

    Two node OES2015sp1 cluster with three cluster resources (NSS volumes). Migrated all resources to node 2, removed node 1 from cluster and rebuilt as OES2018sp1 and rejoined the cluster. Migrated all resources to node 1 (the OES2018sp1 node). Users with…

  • Migrate NSS volume with software raid

    Hi. we have an OES 11 Server with iSCSI Data volumes. We wanna migrate the volumes to a new storage. I followed this documentation to migrate a volumes via the software raid function: https://wiki.microfocus.com/index.php/Mirrors_for_Moving_Partitions…

  • OES2018SP1 does not create NSS objects in Netware eDir 8.7.3 SP10 tree

    We have 3 NetWare 6.5SP8 File servers running eDir 8.7.3SP10, in a tree with OES2.0.3 running eDir 8.8.6. All of these legacy servers have a R/W replica. Tree and timesync are healthy. We've introduced 2 new OES2018SP1 servers into the tree, no replicas…

  • move_to_common_proxy.sh bug

    Hi. The current versions of move_to_common_proxy.sh script on both OES2015 and 2018 has a bug. After you execute the script with the required information, it asks for the context where to create the common proxy user, and states that if you don't fill…

  • Easiest way to restore data from Netware 3.12 sbackup tape

    I have a couple of ancient sbackup tapes from a NetWare 3.12 server. I've checked the media by imaging them and the tapes are fine. I've installed NW6.5 on an old Dell 2950 and tried creating session logs using SBCON, which sees the drive and can pull…

  • iPrint miggui no access -672

    Hello everyone, I am working at the final step of our migration from NW 6.5 to OES 2018 and have trouble with iPrint; I have already migrated two other iPrint Servers at remote locations without Problems. In miggui it is selected to create printers in…

  • separating novell servers

    We had one Novell server. I installed another Novell server because we were unable to expand the volumes in the first server. Also the second server was attached to same edirectory tree as the first. For sometime connection was done to volumes in second…

  • migrating a server with dynamic storage in use

    I have an oes server where we have enabled dynamic storage where by rarely used files are stored in a shadow volume. If I just select the files in the "real" volume will that migrate any files in the "shadow" volume? or do I have to disable the DST? thanks…

  • OES 2018 - getSSCert fails - cannot migrate anything

    I'm trying to consolidate a few OES2015 servers' iPrint queues onto a new OES2018 server, but the migration fails every time I try. I've done it through the GUI and through the CLI and it seems to fail at the same spot, the certificate, with the following…

  • Physical to Virtual P2V - OES 2015.1 - Reccomendations?

    Goal is to move the remaining primary file server from physical to virtual on our VMWARE Cluster with a SAN. Primary File Server OES VERSION = 2015.1 (Master Replica) Environment Server 1: File Server (Local Disks) Server 2: File Server Replicated (Mirrored…

  • Transfer ID Migrate NW 6.5 to OES 2015 on different subnet.

    I want to do a transfer ID migration from NetWare 6.5 to OES 2015, however; I don't want the original IP address to transfer, but want the new server to have a new IP on a different subnet. What's the best way to do this? Is migrating to OES 2015 on the…

  • best way to replace an old server with a new one?

    We have a system that began life as OES2 and upgraded to OES 11. Its a virtual machine that has a lot of critical services like DNS, dhcp, ntp, slp, master replica, Certificate Authority and iPrint. I didn't realize jhow much was on the server until I…

  • Can't log into OES Migration Utility

    I am trying to use the OES 2015 SP1 Migration Utility to copy files from one NSS volume to another, preserving all the trustee assignments and rights. When I start the migration utility and click the source server, it prompts me for the server name, that…

  • Migration to OES2015 error

    Migrating from OES11 to OES2015 I have three servers all exhibiting the exact same error. I have an SR open but won't get a response till Monday. Hoping to get this done today. The migration wizard fails with error: "The target server is configured with…

  • Migrating users and trustees (eDirectory service)

    I am migrating Novell OES from one Novell server to another Novell server (which i will be eventually using as Novell file server because it has bigger hard disk) using the miggui (novell migration tools) on the target server. In the Add services to migrate…

  • OES11 migration hardware to esxi

    Hello Is there a good doc on Migrating a currently running hardware OES11sp2 to an ESXi guest? I presume using the migration tool will work. I am looking for some guidance on pre setting up the target in the VM. I currently have a blade center that we…

  • Transfer ID Error on eDirectory Precheck

    I am preparing to move a server from NetWare 6.5 to OES 2015 SP1 and have run into this error during the eDirectory Precheck phase: Error: Failed to get source server hostname in fully qualified domain name form. In the log messages below, this is the…

  • NW 6.0 Upgrade - best option?

    Still running a NW 6.0 sp5 server. Ancient and hardware is getting very sketchy. Looking for an upgrade path - not sure about what direction to go. I know this is pretty open ended. We use the login scripts, file access and still use old DOS programs…

  • Possible, migfiles skipping files for some reason?

    Hello another post regarding migfiles: Some of our branch offices gets a new server and we have to migrate the data from old OES2 server to new OES11 server. We use migfiles for the job. Days later users told me, they are missing some files. My first…

  • Best practice? > Consolidate DST to new server

    On some branch offices we're running DST to move files and folders older 2 years to another device. Now, we decided to consolidate the data from shadow and active volume to a new server. But this task is not as easy as it seems for the first look. The…

  • Directory case issue with migfiles

    Hello out there .. I ran into an annoying issue migrating volumes from one server to another. Some of our branch offices getting a new server with much more available storage. The new server has OES11, the old one OES2. We decided to consolidate the DST…

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