Migrate Iprint on NW6 Single Server to OES LNX Cluster

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is there a migration path from running iprint on netware 6 server
to oes linux cluster server.(About 100 printers).
regards steve

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1. What does it "switched"? You may mean migration or new installation. We do not know...
>> Switched is probably the incorrect term, replaced would be the appropriate wording. Before, there was a HP Proliant Server with SBS 2008 with distinct domain and now there is a Dell Server with MS 2012 R2 with a distinct domain. Client were
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>> Correct, and I am aware of that
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>> Correct, this is how it's currently implemented. Clients point to DC for DHCP and DNS and Default Router, no public IP or DNS. The only references to ISP DNS exist on the VDSL Router itself as provided through ISP when establishing VDSL
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>> Will post as soon as available
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>> OK, that was not done every time I changed some settings but I can do that next week. Reboot alone would not suffice, correct?
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>> See result below
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Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
   Trying to find home server...
Home Server = GSERVER2
   * Identified AD Forest.
   Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\GSERVER2
      Starting test: Connectivity
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\GSERVER2
      Starting test: Advertising
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Advertising
      Starting test: FrsEvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test FrsEvent
      Starting test: DFSREvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test DFSREvent
      Starting test: SysVolCheck
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test SysVolCheck
      Starting test: KccEvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test KccEvent
      Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test
         KnowsOfRoleHolders
      Starting test: MachineAccount
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test MachineAccount
      Starting test: NCSecDesc
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test NCSecDesc
      Starting test: NetLogons
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test NetLogons
      Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test
         ObjectsReplicated
      Starting test: Replications
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Replications
      Starting test: RidManager
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test RidManager
      Starting test: Services
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Services
      Starting test: SystemLog
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test SystemLog
      Starting test: VerifyReferences
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test VerifyReferences
   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test
         CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test
         CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Schema
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Configuration
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : GS2
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... GS2 passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... GS2 passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running enterprise tests on : GS2.intra
      Starting test: LocatorCheck
         ......................... GS2.intra passed test LocatorCheck
      Starting test: Intersite
         ......................... GS2.intra passed test Intersite
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Address: 192.168.240.6
*** gserver2.g2.intra can't find g2: Non-existent domain
> gserver2
Server: gserver2.g2.intra
Address: 192.168.240.6
g2.intra
        primary name server = gserver2.g2.intra
        responsible mail addr = hostmaster.g2.intra
        serial = 443
        refresh = 900 (15 mins)
        retry   = 600 (10 mins)
        expire = 86400 (1 day)
        default TTL = 3600 (1 hour)
> wikipedia.org
Server: gserver2.g2.intra
Address: 192.168.240.6
Non-authoritative answer:
wikipedia.org   MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = polonium.wikimedia.org
wikipedia.org   MX preference = 50, mail exchanger = lead.wikimedia.org
polonium.wikimedia.org internet address = 208.80.154.90
polonium.wikimedia.org AAAA IPv6 address = 2620:0:861:3:208:80:154:90
lead.wikimedia.org      internet address = 208.80.154.89
lead.wikimedia.org      AAAA IPv6 address = 2620:0:861:3:208:80:154:89
Final benchmark results, sorted by nameserver performance:
(average cached name retrieval speed, fastest to slowest)
192.168.240. 6 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+ Cached Name   | 0,001 | 0,002 | 0,003 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
+ Uncached Name | 0,027 | 0,076 | 0,298 | 0,069 | 100,0 |
+ DotCom Lookup | 0,041 | 0,048 | 0,079 | 0,009 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             gserver2.g2.intra
                Local Network Nameserver
195.186. 4.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,023 | 0,025 | 0,000 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,071 | 0,274 | 0,065 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,040 | 0,043 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns8.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
195.186. 1.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,023 | 0,026 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,072 | 0,299 | 0,066 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,042 | 0,049 | 0,003 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns7.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
    8. 8. 8. 8 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,033 | 0,040 | 0,079 | 0,011 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,042 | 0,113 | 0,482 | 0,097 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,049 | 0,079 | 0,192 | 0,039 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             google-public-dns-a.google.com
                 GOOGLE - Google Inc.,US
UTC: 2014-11-03, from 14:33:12 to 14:33:29, for 00:17,648
15: 40
192.168.240. 6 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+ Cached Name   | 0,001 | 0,002 | 0,004 | 0,000 | 100,0 |
+ Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,074 | 0,266 | 0,063 | 100,0 |
+ DotCom Lookup | 0,042 | 0,048 | 0,075 | 0,007 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             gserver2.g2.intra
                Local Network Nameserver
195.186. 1.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,024 | 0,029 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,024 | 0,073 | 0,289 | 0,067 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,041 | 0,043 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns7.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
195.186. 4.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,024 | 0,029 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,073 | 0,286 | 0,065 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,041 | 0,066 | 0,180 | 0,037 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns8.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
    8. 8. 8. 8 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,033 | 0,038 | 0,077 | 0,009 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,042 | 0,105 | 0,398 | 0,091 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,049 | 0,066 | 0,141 | 0,025 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             google-public-dns-a.google.com
                 GOOGLE - Google Inc.,US
UTC: 2014-11-03, from 14:39:59 to 14:40:12, for 00:13,363

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The most obvious one is the ability to create snapshots and trivial-to-restore backups before doing something on the system, so if it goes bad, you can revert in one click.
The ability to experiment with other VMs (and play the "what if" game) is another one I've seen management get excited about. For my money, though, the biggest benefit is the added portability you get from running a production server on a hypervisor. If something
goes really wrong and you get yourself into a disaster-recovery or restore-from-backups situation, it is almost infinitely easier to restore a disk image to a machine running the same hypervisor than trying to do a bare-metal restore.

Migrating from antique 10.3 server to 10.6 managed environment. tips?

Hi, I'm migrating an old 10.3 Server to 10.6 (new hardware) and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or warnings before we start this process.
10.3 server only has following services active: AFP, Mail, OD, Web. It's important to note that users simply mount AFP directories. There is no single-signon at play or Networked/Mobile Home folders.
on 10.6 we'd like to get these basic services up and running as quickly as possible then switch users to Network/Mobile Home folders.
I'm not expecting (nor do even think it's possible) to "migrate" anything from 10.3 to 10.6. Because of this I plan to archive all email that is stored on server (cyrus 10.3) to each user's local Mail.app (10.6).
The new server will be set-up from scratch and all active current users will be recreated as well as the file system which is not too complex. Share Points will be copied to the new server and permissions adjusted recursively.
My biggest areas of concern are *1) how best to handle migration of mail on server?* Which I think will be simplest if each user archives locally and then we switch services to the new 10.6 host and, basically, abandon the 10.3 cyrus mail stores. BUT, that gives rise to my next, larger, concern: *2) how then to migrate current 10.6 clients to managed Networked/Mobile clients?* Especially when considering the 10.6 clients have *local users* logging into *local accounts* that were previously accessing the 10.3 server for mail & AFP.
Any/all tips or experiences with this would be helpful!
Thanks!

You may want to take a look here http://wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/Cyrus and see if any of the scripts will suit your needs. Dovecot mail boxes match the "Generated UID" that is viewable in the Inspector portion of the Workgroup Manager app for each user account.
When we moved from 10.3.9 to 10.6 it was determined that to avoid future complications new user and group accounts with the same UID would be created on the new server.
Then it was just a matter of transferring data to the appropriate directories and making sure that the data had the correct permissions. If you are moving from local homes to network homes, you can copy any required items from the local machine to the newly created network home. Users downloaded their mail to their local mail database via POP prior to the move. Since SquirrelMail is still used as webmail it may be possible to migrate from the previous version but you will want to know where the data lives on both the new and old server prior to the move. Check the SquirrelMail website for further information on migration between versions.

VM auto start in a single server pool with only local hard disk repository

I searched the forum but can't find anything similar.
Basically, part of the dev environment I have is just starting to use Oracle VM to have a nice centralized place to manage the VMs and managed server.
Those environment doesn't have shared storage and all VMs are stored under local hard disk. (as just having several VMs to share the resource in a single server)
So there is only one server in the server pool.
What should be the best way to set up VM auto-start when this single server is rebooting or start from boot up?
Should I just set up a symlink of /OVS/running_pool/vm1/vm.cfg to /etc/xen/auto/vm1.cfg ?
(p.s. I can't set up HA mode in the single server pool since this is ocfs2.local, it will fail)
Thx in advance.

After some testing, I'm now using a traditional way (for single server with local repository)
auto start VM in dom0 during server starts up:
ln -s /OVS/running_pool/vmname/vm.cfg /etc/xen/auto/vmname
auto shutdown VM in dom0 during server shut down:
- edit /etc/sysconfig/xendomains
change the line:
XENDOMAINS_SAVE=/var/lib/xen/save
to
XENDOMAINS_SAVE=
I also change XENDOMAINS_RESTORE from true to false
Now when I need to reboot/power down the server via OVM, I can just go ahead and do it without migrating..and xendomains will shutdown all my VMs and start them up next time.

DLU or DSfW for single server setup using NOWS for Small Bus

I'm planning to install a single server in a 5 user office, plus a few remote users.
OES 11 SP1, ZCM 11, GW
As part of this I want to have single sign on to Windows workstations (Win 7), and could use DLU, but I also wonder about DSfW.
They both would achieve single sign on but in vastly different ways.
Which way to go? DLU or DSfW?

Originally Posted by drops
5 users? in my opinion everything is overkill then.
The 5 users is expected to grow to 10 within 3-4 months.
Overkill or not, no end user likes to have two different passwords when they logon, and most don't comprehend the difference between a local logon and the network (OES) logon. If there is a password change policy in place then the problem is compounded.
So the goal is single sign on with unique profiles.
Originally Posted by drops
if its only about desktop access with a local user you have several options
1. DLU
A good candidate, though I haven't used it for some time. Satisfies all criteria.
Originally Posted by drops
2. pgina LDAP auth - local gateway and novell client passthrough auth
Never used this...Is it easy to setup and reliable?
Originally Posted by drops
3. use a generic windows user
I've used this on a small Samba setup once, and it is workable, except for no unique user profile, and not ideal from a security perspective.
Originally Posted by drops
4. DSfw or AD (synchronized passwords)
I've never used DSfW hence my post here. My gut feeling is that it is more complex and difficult to troubleshoot than DLU so I'm leaning towards DLU. That said, I'm also interested on your comments of any PGINA implementations you've done, and if it should be considered.

SharePoint Server 2013 single server installation licenses and system requirements

We are thinking of setting up a SharePoint Server 2013 for the following features to be accessed by our test team (<100 users)
Our requirements are as follows -
Total user access <100 users(starts with 50 and may be go upto 100)
Mainly Access to TeamSite(Document library), WiKi, BI reports view(SSRS Reports integration)
We have a Visual Studio Ultimate license that covers SQL Server 2012 and Share Point server 2013.
We have also got a Amazon EC2 machine access to create a Xlarge box with Microsoft recommended Cores, Memory, storage for SINGLE INSTALLATION of SharePoint Server 2013 and SQL server database on Windows Server 2012
My queries are as follows
Are the licenses above sufficient to go ahead with setting up the SP Server? or do i need any other licenses ?
I would like to create local LDAP in amazon without connecting to the company active directory. Would this be possible? We have users from other locations(different countries) providing services to our company and we would like them to access this portal
to share and access docuemnts without any network issue etc..
Are there any known firewall issues with EC2 machines for share point deployment
System requirements for single server installation (with or without BI reports)
Please note this implementation is only for internal use by the test team and is not critical. Not a production implementation.
Is there any better solution?
Much appreciate your help
Thanks
Vara

MSDN subscription licenses for SharePoint aren't, as far as i know, for use as production devices. This means that whilst you can use it for testing and development you can't use that license for the SharePoint server that you'll all be using.
As such I think you will need to buy a SharePoint 2013 server license. The same goes for SQL, Windows etc.
There is also the question of user licenses, ie. CALs. I don't remember if those come included as part of an MSDN subscription.
2) Possibly. As long as Amazon can host a domain for you it should be possible.
3) Pass. Microsoft prefer you to use Azure and most of my training and experience is with that.
4) High. 4 cores, 24GB of RAM minimum.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx#hwforwebserver
You'll either need a 2XLarge or a memory orientated box, in which case you won't have much storage space.
Internal team infrastructure is still important. If you're using it enough to make it worth having then you need it there and running.
Have you considered using Office 365?

Install AD / SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 on a single server as Development Environment

Hi All,
I'm planning to prepare a SharePoint 2013 development environment. The current idea is to install Domain controller, SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 all on a single server. Even though this is for development purposes,
would there be any limitations specially when it comes to SP 2013 functionalities according to your experience?
Some articles i referred.
http://sharepoint-tutorial.net/post/2012/07/18/install-sharepoint-2013-domain-controller.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f438c9a6-02e8-43d3-9963-7a0608f0b961/sharepoint2013-on-domain-controller
Thanks,
Dilip

Hi
i understand this is a sandbox environment but you should be able to install everything.
http://sharepoint-tutorial.net/post/2012/07/18/install-sharepoint-2013-domain-controller.aspx
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