The Server Consolidation Utility runs on a Windows workstation and lets you copy files to different servers and reassign printer agents to different locations either in the same eDirectoryTM tree or between different eDirectory trees.
If running on a Windows 2000 workstation, Service Pack 2 or later must be installed.
The Server Consolidation Utility does not work with Windows XP Home Edition or Windows 95/98.
You must be logged in to the network with Supervisor rights to both the source and destination servers.
Windows NT/2000/XP workstations must be running Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP version 4.9 or later.
To check the Novell Client version, right-click the N icon on the workstation toolbar, then click Novell Client Properties > Client. To download the latest client, see the Novell Software Downloads site.
If Microsoft Jet Database drivers are not installed on your NT 4.0 workstation, they can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/downloads by searching for the Jet 4.0 Service Pack 3 Update.
If MDAC 2.7 is not installed on your workstation, it can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/downloads.
To copy data from NetWare 3 servers, use the NetWare Migration Wizard, which is available for free at the Novell Software Downloads site.
Use ConsoleOne® to verify that you have the Supervisor right to both servers.
Updates are available for specific NetWare versions at the Consolidated Support Pack home page.
To add long name space support to a NetWare 4.10 volume, enter at the server console LOAD OS2.NAM and then ADD NAME SPACE OS2 volume_name Replace volume_name with the name of the NetWare 4.10 volume.
To add long name space support to a NetWare 4.11 or 4.2 volume, enter at the server console LOAD LONG.NAM and then ADD NAME SPACE LONG volume_name Replace volume_name with the name of the NetWare 4.11 or 4.2 volume.
For information on creating a backup of eDirectory, see Backing Up and Restoring Novell eDirectory in the Novell eDirectory 8.7.1 Administration Guide.
IMPORTANT: If both servers don't have the same code page, data will be lost during the consolidation. For instructions on changing your server's codepage, see Changing the Server's Code Page.
Setting the option to 0 leaves compressed files compressed when they are accessed. This prevents compressed files from uncompressing and taking up all of your destination server's disk space when they are accessed. Setting the option to 1 changes compressed files to uncompressed on second access, and setting the option to 2 always changes compressed files to the uncompressed version.
To view your server's current Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option SET parameter, execute the SET command at the server console prompt, select the File System category, and page through the information until you see Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option.
To change your server's Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option to 0, enter SET Convert Compressed to Uncompressed Option=0 at the server console prompt.
IMPORTANT: When using the Server Consolidation Utility to copy data from a compressed volume to an uncompressed volume, ensure the server has enough space left in the volume to accommodate the uncompressed data.
Decompression requires some disk space to decompress the file and back it up. Having a small amount of space left on the system might result in a server abend or unwanted behavior in the file system.
After meeting the system and software requirements, you can install the software and run the program.