The Migration Tool is installed as part of the Open Enterprise Server (OES) 23.4 installation. The source server and the target server must meet the requirements outlined in this section.
Platform Support for the Source Server:
OES 2023
OES 2018 SP3
OES 2018 SP2
OES 2018 SP1
OES 2018
OES 2015 SP1
Platform Support for the Target Server:
OES 23.4
Time Synchronization:
The source and target servers must be using the same time synchronization method. For more information on time synchronization, see Time Services
in the OES 23.4: Planning and Implementation Guide.
The source server contains the files, volumes, and eDirectory objects that are to be copied to the target server.
The source server must be running supported versions of OES and eDirectory.
Update the source server with the latest OES Support Pack.
Ensure that the user performing the migration has read/write/access rights on the source server.
Ensure that the user performing the migration has read/write/access rights on the target server.
Ensure that the hostname and IP address of the source and target servers are mapped correctly. The /etc/hosts file on the target server must contain FQDN entry for the source server's DNS hostname to an IP address.
OES does not support the following as Migration Tool target server:
Novell Open Workgroup Suite - Small Business Edition