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Migrate Novell to Active Directory

Novell and eDirectory are still in many companies In the field of NetworkOperating Systems Novell was for manyyears With theintroduction of Microsoft’s Windows 3.51 (andlater  Windows2000 with Active Directory) Novell more and more importance inthe market of network operatingsystems.

Today, only a fewcompanies are still using Novell services File and Print Many companies replacetheir systems witha migration Novell But to switch a grown and highly integrated Novell network operating system environment to Microsoft network is a complextask

In the article, we talk about:
Challenges of a NovellMigration
Projectplanning Novell client migration Novell file systemmigration Conclusion

Challenges of a Novell Migration

The switch form eDirectory to Active Directoryis often thought of as the most difficult task. Indeed, the overallmigration is depending on the directories change –  however,the greatest challenge is the conversion of eachservice.

With the change of the Directory Service, also the“security infrastructure” is replaced. Thist meansthat each object in the network does not only get a new Directoryentry, but also a new security ID.

At a certain size of the environment a “big bang” conversion isno longer possible or reasonable. Each service which is dependenton eDirectory must be ported and converted separately to the ActiveDirectory.

Services that should be considered in a Novell conversion:

  • Novell eDirectory
  • Novell File Services
  • Novell Client Integration / login scripts
  • Novell Print Services
  • Novell Mail Services (GroupWise)
  • Novell Desktop Management Services (ZEN and ZCM)
  • Novell / NetIQ IDM
  • LDAP applications

Project planning

Novell Client Migration

Novell File System Migration

 

Conclusion

The trigger for a Novell migration is application compatibilityessentially. Many systems, such as file systems, print systems,software distribution systems have limited functionality in theNovell environment. In the CITRIX and Terminal Server support withcurrent software versions is often not met. These limitations causemany companies to dispose of their existing Novell OES landscapewith eDirectory.
The expense and complexity of such a project should not beunderestimated. In general, it is a project that more than 1,000users quickly has one year to maturity.

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