Novell NetWare Migration Wizard 6
April 2002
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There is an incompatibility between NW51sp2a NSS code and
the more recent NW51sp3 or NetWare 6 NSS code which causes
files to be migrated as zero-byte files. Upgrade to SP3 on
all 5.1 servers before the migration if you are using NSS volumes.
For additional information, see TID# 10064226 in the Novell
Knowledgebase at http://support.novell.com/search/kb_index.jsp.
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Table of Contents
1.0 Overview
1.1 What's New in This Version
2.0 General Issues
2.1 NWIP Support
2.2 Running Migration Wizard 6 on Windows 98
3.0 NetWare 3 Migrations
3.1 Establishing Server-to-Server Connections
3.2 Updating Macintosh and OS2 Name Space
3.3 SMDR Entry Not Found
4.0 NetWare 4, NetWare 5, and NetWare 6 Migrations
4.1 Migrating Print Queues
4.2 Migrating Volumes
4.3 Changing IP Addresses
4.4 Timesync Information
4.5 Restoring Trustees
5.0 NT 3.51/4 Migrations
5.1 Running Novell NetWare Migration Wizard 6
5.2 Using a Template to Migrate Users
6.0 Legal Information
6.1 Disclaimer, Export Notice, Copyright, and Patents
6.2 Trademarks
1.0 Overview
These notes describe some known issues that have not been
resolved for this release of the NetWare Migration Wizard 6
software.
If you want to send us feedback, send an e-mail to
NETMIGRATION_FEEDBACK@NOVELL.COM with a detailed description
of the issue.
1.1 What's New in This Version
This version fixes two problems:
1) After migrating to NetWare 6 using NSS volumes, your
client connections would be very slow or would timeout.
This was due to invalid user IDs remaining from the
temporary tree. See TID 2961749 for more information.
2) Configuring SLP should not be required in order to
migrate to NetWare 6.
2.0 General Issues
2.1 NWIP Support
NWIP is not supported. You must unload this before
migrating.
2.2 Running Migration Wizard 6 on Windows 98
We recommend that you run Migration Wizard 6 on Windows NT,
2000, or XP workstations. However, if you only have Windows 98
workstations, you will need to set the following options before
running the Migration Wizard:
1) Right-click the red N on the workstation taskbar and then
click Novell Client Properties.
2) Click the Advanced Settings tab.
3) Click File Cache Level, write down the current value, and
select 0 as the new value.
5) Click Cache Writes and select Off as the value.
6) Reboot the workstation for the changes to take effect.
When the migration completes, you can reset these options to
their previous values.
If you don't set these values before running the Migration
Wizard, you might see the following error message at the end of
the fourth step of the migration:
"An error occurred attempting to fixup the invalid GUID's in the
NSS file system. Check TID2961749 for information on fixing this
problem. Server: someServer User: .admin.somecontext.sometree.
Other Info:
SYS
6EBC6E00-4283-11D6-86-8F-0090273C99B6
"
If you see this error, you can set the values referenced in the
message, reboot the workstation, and rerun the fourth step of
the migration.
3.0 NetWare 3 Migrations
3.1 Establishing Server-to-Server Connections
Make sure that you log in to the destination NDS/eDirectory tree
and the NetWare 3 server as a user that exists in the NDS
bindery context. Otherwise, you will get an SMDR error and
will not be able to establish a server-to-server connection.
3.2 Updating Machintosh OS2 Name Space
If you have a MAC.NAM or OS2.NAM name space version that is
older than July 1996 running on a NetWare 3.x or 4.10 source
server, you must update the name space version on the
NetWare source server before you can migrate Macintosh or
OS/2 files using the Migration Wizard.
Software is available at http://support.novell.com/filefinder.
Search for the following patches by entering the name of the
file into the Search field:
NetWare 4.10 > NAM41D.EXE (Macintosh and OS/2 Name Space)
NetWare 3.12 > NAM312.EXE (Name Space Update for NetWare
3.12)
3.3 SMDR Entry Not Found
If you get the error message "Error opening connection to SMDR"
and it references error code XFFFDFFDB after verification,
make sure that the source server name is in the SLP table of
the destination server by entering DISPLAY SLP SERVICES at the
NetWare 6 server console. Make sure that TSA312.NLM and SMDR.NLM
are loaded on both servers.
4.0 NetWare 4, NetWare 5, or NetWare 6 Migrations
4.1 Migrating Print Queues
If you are upgrading from NDS 6/7 to NDS 8/Novell
eDirectory, you will lose your bindery print queues.
If you are using a network print device, such as a Jet Direct
card, the network print device will not attach to the queues
after the migration and you will have to reconfigure your
queues.
4.2 Migrating Volumes
When migrating volumes from NetWare 5 to NetWare 6, you
might see one of these errors:
'NWSMTS error: Unable to open a data stream.' (Path:
':') Error: 'fffdffcd' Function:
'NWSMTSOpenDataSetForBackup')
'NWSMTS error: An invalid path was used.' (Path:
':') Error: 'fffdffdc' Function:
'NWSMTSWriteDataSet')
To correct the problem, download Support Pack 3 for NetWare
5.1 and copy TSA500.NLM from the Support Pack to the source
server.
4.3 Changing IP Addresses
If you intend to change the IP address of your destination
server to match the IP address of the source server, you
must edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF and SYS:ETC/HOSTS files.
You can modify AUTOEXEC.NCF using the Migration Wizard
by clicking the Edit Configuration Files button.
You must manually change the IP address in the SYS:ETC\HOSTS
file. Look for the original name of the destination server
and change the IP address.
4.4 Timesync Information
During the migration, the source server Timesync information
is not automatically migrated.
4.5 Restoring Trustees
Trustees might not be fully restored the first time the
"Finish NDS Migration" step is run because NSS volumes depend
on the NDS Backlink process to create ID information on objects
before trustees can be associated with those objects.
This is a temporary condition that can be addressed by verifying
that the Backlink process is complete for all user and group
objects before running the "Finish NDS Migration" step. If you
have already run the "Finish NDS Migration" step, you can complete
the Backlink process and rerun the "Finish NDS Migration" step.
Reboot the server after the step completes.
To manually run the Backlink process, enter the following commands
at the server console:
set dstrace=on
set dstrace=+blink
set dstrace=*b
If you switch to the Directory Services screen on the server,
you will see the objects being processed. The above commands
will need to be repeated until no more User or Group objects
appear in the backlinked list on the Directory Services screen.
5.0 NT 3.51/4 Migrations
5.1 Running Novell NetWare Migration Wizard 6
You must run the Migration Wizard application from a Windows
NT 4 workstation or server or from a Windows 2000 workstation.
5.2 Using a Template to Migrate Users
If you are using a template to migrate your NT users to NDS/
eDirectory and if there are any conflicts between the Template
object properties and the user's NT properties, the Template
object properties will always overwrite the NT properties--with
the exception of the NT user's last name, full name, and
description.
6.0 Legal Information
6.1 Disclaimer, Export Notice, Copyright, and Patents
Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with
respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and
specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to revise this
publication and to make changes to its content, at any time,
without obligation to notify any person or entity of such
revisions or changes.
Further, Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties
with respect to any software, and specifically disclaims any
express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc. reserves
the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell
software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any
person or entity of such changes.
This product may require export authorization from the U.S.
Department of Commerce prior to exporting from the U.S. or
Canada.
Copyright (C) 2002 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. No part
of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, stored
on a retrieval system, or transmitted without the express
written consent of the publisher.
U.S. Patent Nos. 5,608,903; 5,671,414; 5,677,851; 5,758,344;
5,784,560; 5,794,232; 5,818,936; 5,832,275; 5,832,483;
5,832,487; 5,870,739; 5,873,079; 5,878,415; 5,884,304;
5,913,025; 5,919,257; 5,933,826. U.S. and Foreign Patents
Pending.
6.2 Trademarks
Novell, NetWare, and Novell Directory Services and NDS are
registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States
and other countries.
eDirectory is a trademark of Novell Inc.
All third-party trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.