Shut down any applications, products, or services (virus scan software, backup software, etc.) running on the server to be migrated.

(Recommended) Back up all your data on the target server.

For information on creating a backup of eDirectory, see Backing Up and Restoring Novell eDirectory in the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide.

You must back up the data and trustee of the source servers, even though the source data is not modified during migration.

Remove any unnecessary applications, then delete and purge unused files and folders. Files that are deleted from the source server prior to migration are not migrated to the target server.

Ensure the NetWare server has a valid license. If Transfer ID is performed on the NetWare server with evaluation license, then it might fail due to insufficient user connections.

(Conditional) If the source server is OES 1 Linux or OES 2 Linux, enable SSH service. Ensure you have copied the SSH keys to avoid multiple password prompts on execution of the DIB Copy step.

Ensure that the /root/.ssh/known_hosts file contains the entries of both the hostname and its corresponding IP address.