ABE is the only way to fly... On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 7:27 AM, RAY ZORZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We're in the middle of it too. Depending on your setup and size it could > be a pain. > > Some things to think about are desktop profiles. Novell has desktop only, > DLU, roaming profile, etc etc. > > Novell doesn't care about duplicate group names if they're in different > sites, but MS does. > > Novell scripting has a lot of options about where you put them, all the way > down to the person. > > You have to get the files and permissions moved over. This may or not be > that big a problem if you just set them up for EVERYONE access until you can > "tweak" it correctly. That's not an option for us, so we bought the Quest > tools to help copy that over. > > Novell file system doesn't need shares and permissions. And unless you use > ABE, they'll see way more files on the MS side than they do in Novell. > > That's a few things I've seen so far. > > > > >>> "Eisenberg, Wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/3/2008 6:50 AM >>> > > I have done many of these as well. Mentioning Citrix, don't forget user > accounts defined on your other application servers (databases, web, > etc). Those sometimes turn into mini-projects of their own. > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Wayne Eisenberg > Server and PC Support Manager > Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Migration from Novell to Microsoft > > Done it before. Doing it right now. Two important things: plan > everything you can think of, inform and instruct users. You'll need to > consider printing (big), workstation management (keeping Zenworking, > moving to something else?) and so on. Quest, as someone pointed out, > has great tools. I am using Quest tools and writing my own scripts to > do desktop cleanup/profile moves. > > One thing I try to do when I migrate is to minimize impact on users. > The Novell stuff goes away from the desktop, but when possible I try to > keep mappings the same for home and department drives, since at many > places staff know their data are on "the j: drive", for example, and if > you don't keep that, staff will call and ask where the j: drive went. > > Novell has free the Identity Manager bundle: you can install this on > your Windows and Netware servers to synchronize user accounts. The good > thing about this is that since it also synchronizes passwords, if you > have systems tied to Novell (Citrix for one like I do) and connect move > them to AD until the migration is complete, users will never notice any > change. > > You really do need a Netware/eDirectory person on your team. And forget > about the 0% downtime. Even if you do it at night something will > pop-up. > > Feel free to contact me off-list if you wish. > > Tom Miller > Engineer, Information Technology > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > 757-788-0528 > >>> "Jeffrey Showen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/02/08 7:43 PM >>> > Stupid question time! > > One of our new contracts wants to migrate from Novell to Windows. They > already had AD setup when we won the contract and they want to keep what > they have. They have about 100 Novell servers and they want to migrate > them all to Windows Server platforms - obviously without losing any data > and without downtime. I must admit I know nothing of Novell and > mansgement is asking me how to accomplish the migration - great! I > always seem to end up as the meat in an idiot sandwich! The good thing > is that they are not in a big hurry so we have time to figure this out. > > Anybody migrated from Novell to Windows before? Any advice or pointers > in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. > > Jeff > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all > copies of the original message. > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
