Shut down any applications, products, or services (virus scan software, backup software, and so forth) running on the server to be migrated.
(Recommended) Back up all the data of the source server, even though the source server data is not modified during migration.
For information on creating a backup of eDirectory, see Backing Up and Restoring NetIQ eDirectory
in the NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Administration Guide.
Remove any unnecessary applications, then delete and purge unused files and folders. Files that are deleted from the source server prior to migration are not migrated to the target server.
Ensure that the NetWare server has a valid license. If Transfer ID is performed on the NetWare server with an evaluation license, it might fail due to insufficient user connections.
If the source server is OES 1 Linux, OES 2 Linux, or OES 11, enable the SSH service. Ensure that you have copied the SSH keys to avoid multiple password prompts on execution of the DIB Copy step. For more information, see Step 1.a.
If the source server is NetWare, ensure that you comment the line “LOAD DSMETER” in the SYS:\SYSTEM\autoexec.ncf file and restart the NetWare server before performing Transfer ID.
Ensure that the /root/.ssh/known_hosts file contains the entries of both the hostname and its corresponding IP address.
After successful Transfer ID, the identity of the source server is transferred to the target server container.