Installation guide
Migrating eDirectory from NetWare to OES 2 Linux 97
2 Follow the on-screen instructions as the utility performs the migration.
The migration utility does some pre-migration checks, performs the migration, then does some
post-migration tasks.
“Pre-migration” on page 97
“Migration” on page 97
“Post-migration” on page 97
“Handling Failures” on page 98
Pre-migration
The utility performs the following checks:
The health and state of the replicas in the ring are verified.
Configuration information for the server being migrated is collected and written to a
configuration file to be used by other operations during the migration.
Time synchronization is verified between the source and target servers.
The target server is checked for any existing eDirectory instances.
If the instance exists, the user is prompted and the existing instance is removed before
proceeding with the migration.
If the instance does not exist, a new instance is configured and used.
Migration
The utility performs the migration of the eDirectory instance from the collected configuration
information. This involves backing up the source server data, locking the eDirectory instance in the
source server, migrating data to the target server, and restoring the eDirectory instance on the target
server. The dependent NICI files are also migrated.
The utility also configures the local instance in the target server with the source server details
obtained during the previous checks.
Post-migration
After migration, the following tasks are performed by the utility:
The
nds.conf
configuration file is modified with the source server eDirectory instance
information, such as tree name and server name.
-A directory
name
Enables auditing.
directory name
specifies the directory in which log files
should be created.
-t
Tests the validity of the input parameters.
NOTE: This option verifies the IP address. However, it does not perform the actual
migration.
-v
Enables the verbose mode.
-h
Prints help about using this utility.
Option Description