4.1 Gathering Source Server Information

Your network might consist of only NetWare servers, only Windows servers, or a combination of both.

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Under Item 1: Source Platform, mark the source platform for the source/destination server pair.

The Server Migration Utility needs information about the source NetWare or Windows server in order to create a mount command for accessing the source server from the destination Linux server. This gives the utility access to the post office or domain directory structure that is copied during the migration process.

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Under Item 2: Source Server, specify the name of the source server and also its IP address or hostname. If the source server has multiple IP addresses, use the IP address that is accessible from the Linux server.

The Server Migration Utility needs to log in to the source NetWare or Windows server. It needs to use a user that has read/write access to the source server and to the post office or domain directory and its contents.

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Under Item 3: Source Server Credentials, specify an appropriate user name and password. For NetWare, specify the distinguished user name, which includes the context of the User object in the eDirectory tree (for example, admin.users.novell). For Windows, specify a Windows user name.

For more information about why the Server Migration Utility needs the source server credentials and what the utility does with them, see the following section in the GroupWise Administration Guide for your version of GroupWise: