Consolidating Data to Nterprise Branch Office

Novell® NterpriseTM Branch OfficeTM is a business office management solution that reduces the costs and challenges of managing and using offices in remote locations. Novell Nterprise Branch Office is appliance software that you can deploy on hardware at remote offices and still have the flexibility to manage from one central location at your corporate offices. Administrators and users access the features they need through the Internet from a Web browser.

Moving directories, volumes, or users and their associated trustees and rights to a new Novell Nterprise Branch Office appliance is a daunting task made easier by the Server Consolidation Utility. Moving information with the Server Consolidation Utility is faster and easier than manually entering individual users, copying files, and manually assigning their rights and trustees on a new Nterprise Branch Office appliance.

The Server Consolidation Utility works with Novell Nterprise Branch Office appliances in much the same way it works with NetWare servers. However, there are a few differences in the way the Server Consolidation Utility runs in relation to Nterprise Branch Office. This section describes the following:


Unlocking the Nterprise Branch Office Appliance

In order to perform a consolidation to an Nterprise Branch Office appliance, you must be logged in as Admin with supervisor rights to the appliance. The Branch Office appliance does not allow supervisor rights for Admin unless the server is unlocked. When the server is unlocked, Admin is granted supervisor rights and the consolidation can be run.

  1. At the server console, log in by entering the Admin username and password.

  2. Enter unlock.

  3. When prompted, enter y for Yes.

  4. To relock the server, at the server console enter lock.


Binding IPX When Consolidating from NetWare 4

Before running a consolidation project from a NetWare 4 server to an Nterprise Branch Office appliance, you must first bind IPXTM on the Nterprise Branch Office appliance and on the workstation running the Server Consolidation Utility. Otherwise the consolidation will fail.

  1. At the Nterprise Branch Office appliance server console, enter inetcfg.

  2. Select Boards, then press Enter.

  3. Press Insert.

  4. Select the appropriate network interface, then press Enter.

  5. Specify a board name and slot number, then press Esc.

  6. Select Yes to save changes, then press Enter.

  7. To return to the main Internetworking Configuration screen, press Esc.

  8. Select Protocols, then press Enter.

  9. Select IPX, then press Enter.

  10. Enable and configure IPX, then exit the INETCFG utility.

HINT:  If you prefer, IPX can also be enabled on the server by adding the appropriate Load and Bind commands to the server's autoexec.ncf file.


Verifying IPX is Bound On the Client

  1. Right-click on the red N in the system tray on your workstation.

  2. Select Novell Client Properties.

  3. Select the Protocol Preferences tab.

    If the Protocol window displays both IP and IPX, the client has IPX bound.

    If the Protocol window displays only IP, then IPX needs to be bound on the workstation.


Binding IPX on the Client

  1. Insert the Novell Clients Software CD.

  2. Select the client version you want, then click Next.

  3. Select the appropriate language, then click Next.

  4. Select Custom, then click Next.

  5. Click the radio button next to IP and IPX.

  6. Click Next > Next > Finish.

Proceed to Modifying the Hosts File.


Modifying the Hosts File

The Server Consolidation Utility connects the servers involved in a consolidation using one of two methods, SLP or the sys:\etc\hosts file. Nterprise Branch Office does not configure SLP, so consolidations to Nterprise Branch Office appliances must use information in the hosts file.

In order to successfully complete a consolidation, the sys:\etc\hosts file on the Nterprise Branch Office appliance must contain the IP address and server name of the source servers involved in the consolidation. This information must be manually input into the file before running the Server Consolidation project.

IMPORTANT:  The Nterprise Branch Office appliance reconfigures itself each time it is restarted. This causes the sys:\etc\hosts file on the appliance to be rewritten each time it is restarted. If only one consolidation is being run with an Nterprise Branch Office appliance, the hosts file needs to be modified only once to include the source server's IP address and server name. However, if more than one consolidation is going to be run on an Nterprise Branch Office appliance, and the appliance has been restarted since the last consolidation, the hosts file must be modified each time the appliance is restarted.


On the Nterprise Branch Office Appliance

  1. At the Nterprise Branch Office appliance's server console, enter edit.

  2. Press Insert.

  3. Select sys:, then press Enter.

  4. Select etc, then press Enter.

  5. Select hosts, then press Enter > Enter.

  6. Add to the file the IP address and server name of every source server involved in the consolidation project.

    Type the IP addresses and server names as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Server_Name.

  7. Save the file.

  8. Run the consolidation project.


On the Client Workstation

  1. Launch Windows Explorer.

  2. Browse to the Nterprise Branch Office server.

  3. Double-click the server name.

  4. Double-click the sys: volume.

  5. Double-click the etc directory.

  6. Open the Hosts file with a text editor.

  7. Add to the file the IP address and server name of every source server involved in the consolidation project.

    Type the IP addresses and server names as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Server_Name.

  8. Save the file.

  9. Run the consolidation project.


Performing a Server Consolidation to a Novell Nterprise Branch Office Appliance

When performing a consolidation to the Nterprise Branch Office appliance using the Server Consolidation Utility, you will see several screens that are different from the ones displayed during a consolidation on a regular NetWare server. The different screens that require navigation are described below.


Match Up Tree Objects

The Tree-to-Tree Object Match Up screen displays. Any objects that appear in both the source and destination trees are displayed based on their class. To match up objects in a consolidation involving an Nterprise Branch Office appliance, complete the following steps:

  1. Select the type of objects to display from the drop-down list provided.

  2. Check the check box to the left of the object you want to match up.

    To select more than one object, press and hold the Ctrl key while checking the check box to the left of the objects that you want to select. You can also check the check box to the left of one object, press and hold the Shift key, then check the check box to the left of a second object to select those two objects and all other objects located between them in the list.

    The following attributes are copied for each selected user:

    • Department
    • Description
    • E-mail Address
    • Fax Number
    • Full Name
    • Given Name
    • Internet E-mail Address
    • Location
    • Postal Address
    • Surname
    • Telephone Number
    • Title
    • Unique IDs

    1. (Conditional) If you selected more than one object, right-click the objects and then click Create All Selected Objects.

    2. (Optional) If you want to create users for all of the selected users, click the Yes radio button.

    3. From the drop-down list, select whether these will be Local Users or Remote Users.

    4. Click OK.

  3. From the drop-down menu under the Destination Object heading, select the option you want:

    • The object in the destination tree that has the same name as the object in the source tree
    • Don't match (object doesn't exist in the destination tree)
    • Browse
    • Create (if you are matching users)

  4. (Conditional) If you selected Browse in Step 3, do the following in the Context Browser dialog box:

    1. Select a matching object.

    2. Click OK.

  5. (Conditional) If you selected Create in Step 3, do the following in the Object Creation dialog box:

    1. From the drop-down list, select whether you want to create a Local User or Remote User.

    2. Type the new user's name in the field provided, then click OK

    3. Repeat Step 5.a for each user you want to create.

  6. When you have finished matching all the objects, click Next.

  7. (Conditional) If you have unmatched objects, do one of the following in the Unmatched Objects dialog box that displays:

    • To proceed without matching the objects, click Yes.
    • To go back and match up the objects before continuing, click No.

Refer to Default Server and Home Directory for Created Users to complete the consolidation.