Use the Novell NetWare Migration Wizard 6.5 to migrate the file system and Novell eDirectory (formerly NDS) or bindery database from an existing NetWare 3, NetWare 4, or NetWare 5 server to a faster, more reliable NetWare 5 or later destination server.
To migrate to NetWare 6.0 or 6.5 from a NetWare 5 or NetWare 6 source server, use the NetWare Migration Wizard 8.0 which is available separately at Novell's download Web site.
IMPORTANT: There is an incompatibility between NW51sp2a NSS code and the more recent NW51sp3 or NetWare 6 NSS code which causes files to be migrated as zero-byte files. Upgrade to SP3 or later on all 5.1 servers before the migration if you are using NSS volumes. For more information, see TID #10064226 in the Novell Knowledgebase.
This release of NetWare Migration Wizard 6.5 includes an updated NUWAgent.nlm that waits longer for ds.nlm to unload during the migration. This prevents Migration Wizard from timing out and aborting the migration.
These notes describe some known issues that have not been resolved for this release of the NetWare Migration Wizard 6.5 software. The NetWare Migration Wizard helps you copy file system and NDS/eDirectory data from one server to another. For information on installing and running the Migration Wizard, see the NetWare Migration Wizard 6.5 Administration Guide.
It is highly recommended that you update to the latest support packs on both the source and destination servers.
NetWare 6.5 licenses must be installed either before or after the migration to NetWare 6.5. The installation of NetWare 6.5 licenses during the migration fails using Migration Wizard 6.5. This is a non-issue because a NetWare 6.5 license is not required for the actual migration. You will see an error similar to the following in the error log if you try to install a NetWare 6.5 license during the migration:
(LICENSE_INSTALL-5-6)
The attempt to log in as .admin.novell failed.
If you see this error, complete the migration using the Migration Wizard utility and install the license after the migration completes.
If you see a "Database Project Can't Be Created" error when running the Migration Wizard on a Windows NT 4.0 workstation, you must install the Microsoft Jet Database drivers. To acquire the Jet Database drivers, search the download.microsoft.com Web site for the Jet 4.0 Service Pack 3 Update.
We recommend not using an Admin user with an extended character password to perform the migration using the Migration Wizard.
To re-install the Migration Wizard in a different language than it was originally installed in, you must uninstall the utility in the first language, then re-install it using the new language.
After completing a post-migration installation of products on your server, run the NetWare Remote Manager utility by pointing your browser to the URL of the server you want to manage by typing the following in the address (URL) field:
http://server's_TCP/IP_address:8008
For example:
http://137.65.123.11:8008
The default alternate port number is 8008. If you have changed this value on the Configuration page, make sure you specify the same value for the port number here.
Under the Manage Server heading in the left frame of the NetWare Remote Manager browser window, click the IP Address Management link and verify that all installed products are assigned the correct IP address.
The first step of the eDirectory steo-by-step migration modifies the server name in hosts, hostname, snmp.cfg, and cifs.cfg. The Migration Wizard documentation mentions only hosts, hostname, and snmp.cfg. It does not state that cifs.cfg is also modified.
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