Migrating Data from Windows NT

Novell^® NetWare^® Migration Wizard 6 automates key tasks, such as migrating users and their file permissions, assigning passwords, and migrating the NT file system to a designated NDS^® tree. This automation eliminates the need to choose from various utilities that would help you perform these tasks individually.

Although many tasks are automated in Migration Wizard, you should consider the following issues before you get started.

First, you should plan your migration by answering the following questions:

• Which NT users are accessing which NT files and directories, and where are those files and directories located?

  This information will help you decide which NT servers to migrate first and how many servers you will need to migrate at one time. When you migrate your users and groups, you will want to migrate all files and directories that they have access to at the same time that you migrate their User objects.

• Which NetWare servers and volumes are you going to migrate your NT folders to?

  You should plan which servers and volumes in your destination NDS tree will receive each of your NT folders. You can select a separate location for each NT folder, if desired. In order to plan effectively, you will need to become familiar with the file structure on the NetWare servers in your destination NDS tree.

• Which NT users and groups are you going to migrate? Which NDS containers on the destination NDS tree are you going to migrate them into?

  Decide which NT user and groups you are going to migrate, and then determine whether you will need to create separate containers for your NT users and groups in the destination NDS tree. When you model your migration in the Project Window, you can create any additional NDS containers you might need by right-clicking an NDS Organizational Unit.

• Do any existing NDS User objects represent the same person in your NT domain?

  Determine whether any of your NT users already have an NDS account. During the migration you will be asked if you want to search the NDS tree for duplicate usernames. When Migration Wizard finds identical usernames, it will display these in a table where you can choose to merge the listed NT user with a NDS User object.

• What will you do with any applications that do not run on NetWare?

  Migration Wizard does not migrate applications. After the migration, you will have to reinstall your applications. If you have some applications that do not run on NetWare, you can keep an NT server intact and use it as an application server.

• How do you want to migrate information about your users and groups? Do you want to use a Template object, ZENworks^TM User Policy Packages, or both? Migration Wizard supports only ZENworks Full 2.0. This application is no longer sold, so it must already by installed on your system in order to use this feature in Migration Wizard.

  For information, see Creating a Template Object and Creating ZENworks User Policy Packages.

• Do you have any trusted domains?

  If so, you must reassign any trusted domain permissions to the appropriate NT user and groups after the migration is complete. Use ConsoleOne^TM to reassign all lost trusted domain permissions.

Once you have planned your migration, you're ready to begin your NT migration. Complete the following tasks in the order they are listed.

1. Meet System and Software Requirements
2. Perform Prerequisite Tasks
3. Run Migration Wizard
4. Model Your Migration Project
5. Verify Your Migration Project
6. Migrate Users and Data to the Destination NDS Tree
7. Perform Post-Migration Tasks