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Making the Move - Help!
As I mentioned earlier, migrations will not be a pretty, whether it be from Netware to Linux or Netware to Microsoft Windows 2003.
However, with Novell's change in strategy, and issues such as end of hardware warranty and server consolidation, together with the need to reduce disparate server operating systems, somewhere along the line you will be forced to do it.
Microsoft, Novell and many other companies have a range of tools to make your migration smoother and to reduce downtime.
Microsoft has a freely downloadable one hundred page paper (don't worry much of it includes step by step screenshots) on how to plan your migration strategy.
The tools covered in the paper include the Microsoft Directory Synchronisation Services (MSDSS) for synchronising your Microsoft Windows 2003 Active Directory service with the Novell Directory service and their File Migration Utility (FMU).
However, you are likely to be better off using tools from Quest (www.quest.com) or Altiris (www.altiris.com) who also have white papers on migrating from Novell Netware to Microsoft Active Directory.
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