4.2 Understanding the Migration Process

The migration process involves the following steps:

  • Accessing the product contents

  • Stopping and disabling components

  • Installing the NSM 4.1 Engine

  • Installing the license

  • Migrating the database

  • Configuring the Engine

  • Migrating the Engine Data

  • Installing the Event Monitor

  • Installing the Agents

  • Installing NSMAdmin

  • Reviewing the migrated policies

  • Uninstalling Novell Storage Manager components

  • Removing the Novell Storage Manager data folders

Your options for migration can be either installing the components on the same server where the Novell Storage Manager components are located, or on a different server. The only real migration that takes place is the database, which can be done in-place or across the wire.