Environment
Novell NetWare 6.5
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell NetWare 6.0
Situation
How to move SLPDA from one server to another
Need to move SLPDA from Server A to Server B
How to change SLPDA Host Server
Need to move SLPDA from Server A to Server B
How to change SLPDA Host Server
Resolution
- Log in to the tree with admin user using Novell Client from Windows workstation.
- Map the sys volume on the Windows workstation.
- Navigate to "sys:\public\win32" and double click on"nwadmin32.exe".
- Type "unload slpda" without quotes on the server system console
of the DA server from where DA needs to be moved.
- In NWADMIN navigate to the SLPDA object and right click on it and select Details option.
- Then on the right side pane click on Configuration and just below the host server name there is a browse button, browse to, and select, the NCP server that will be acting as the new SLPDA.
- Once the new host server is selected click on OK and exit NWADMIN.
- On the new host server type "slpda" without quotes on the server system console. The SLPDA.NLM will load and will make this server a DA.
Additional Information
Notes:
- Make sure that the Source DA server and Destination DA server are on the same Support Pack Level
- Make sure to edit the "sys:\etc\slp.cfg" file on all servers
that used the old DA to reflect the IP address of the new DA and do
a "set slp reset = on" to make it take effect. (This assumes "set slp da discovery options = 4" on these servers.)