Novell Documentation: NetWare Migration Wizard - Meeting System and Software Requirements

Meeting System and Software Requirements

The NetWare Migration Wizard runs on a Windows workstation and lets you migrate NetWare file system and eDirectory^TM data from one NetWare server to another. This section lists the system and software requirements for the Windows workstation, the source server and the destination server.

Workstation Requirements

A PC workstation running one of the following versions of Windows:
- Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or later)
- Windows XP Professional Edition
The NetWare Migration Wizard does not work with Windows XP Home Edition, Windows NT, or Windows 95/98.
50 MB of available disk space
Novell Client^TM software
Windows workstations must be running the Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP version 4.91 or later.

To check the Novell Client version, right-click the N icon on the workstation toolbar, then click Novell Client Properties > Client. To download the latest client, see the Novell Software Downloads site.

You must also make the following settings in your Novell Client software:
- File caching disabled (right-click the N icon > Novell Client Properties > Advanced Settings > File Caching > Setting: Off)
- (Conditional) UTF-8 support enabled if you are copying extended ASCII (multinational characters) or double-byte character set (oriental languages) data (right-click the N icon > Novell Client Properties > Advanced Settings > Use UTF8 encoding and NCPs > Setting: On)
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 or later
If MDAC 2.8 or later is not installed on your workstation, it can be downloaded from the Microsoft Downloads Web site.

Source Server Requirements

The source server is the NetWare server that contains the files, volumes, and NDS^®/eDirectory objects that will be copied to the NetWare destination server.

Valid source servers can be running any of these versions of NetWare:
- NetWare 5.0 or 5.1
- NetWare 6.0 or 6.5
- NetWare-based Open Enterprise Server
IMPORTANT: To perform a migration from a NetWare 3 or NetWare 4 server, use the Migration Wizard Utility version 6.5.
Update the source server with the latest NetWare Support Pack.
Updates are available at the Consolidated Support Pack home page.

You must have the Supervisor right to the source server's file system and the source server itself.
Use ConsoleOne^® to verify that you have the necessary rights.

WARNING: When migrating a NetWare 6.0 server with eDirectory version 8.6.2 to a new NetWare 6.0 server with eDirectory 8.6.2, you might encounter an NDS error stating you couldn't copy an NDS object because you do not have the proper rights. This can occur even if you are logged in as Admin.

Installing eDirectory version 8.7 or later on the source server and running the migration again resolves this issue.

Destination Server Requirements

The destination server is the new computer that will receive the data from the source server. This server must be installed into a temporary tree and it must be the only server in that tree.

Valid destination servers can be running these versions of NetWare:
- NetWare 6.0 or 6.5
- NetWare-based Open Enterprise Server
Migration Wizard 8.0 does not migrate to NetWare 4 or NetWare 5 destination servers.

IMPORTANT: To perform a migration to a NetWare 5 server, use the Migration Wizard Utility version 6.5.
Select the Pre-Migration Server pattern when you install the destination server.
You must have the Supervisor right to the destination server's file system and the destination server itself.
After you install the destination server, use ConsoleOne to verify that you have the necessary rights.
The source and destination servers must be using the same time synchronization method. They must both be using either TimeSync (timesync.nlm) or NTPv3 (xntpd.nlm). See the Network Time Management for NetWare Administration Guide for OES for more information about time synchronization.