8.0 Coexistence and Migration Issues

One of the top priorities in designing Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 for Linux was to ensure that new OES components, running on either NetWare or Linux, can be introduced into an existing network environment without disrupting any of the products and services that are in place. It was also deemed important that there be a clear migration path for moving existing products or services and related data onto the OES platform.

This section discusses the issues involved in the coexistence and migration of SMS in OES. It is divided into the following sections:

For a general discussion of coexistence and migration issues in OES, see the Migration and Coexistence Web site.