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FATAL -FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Fatal: Cannot migrate source path
/media/nss/DATA/Users/JohnG/: nbackup: Failed to open dataset
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WARNING - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Warning: Going to next data set
ERROR - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Error: nbackup: (libtsafs.so 6.50.0 291) An
invalid path was used.
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Hi kjhurni,
I have not setup to get update from the Novell channel as I have an issue
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the innocent)
Regards
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2012-01-12 11:15:17,394 INFO - Migration
Framework:getSourceServerConfigDetails():Finding Source Server eDirectory
Tree Name using command: ndsstat -h SERVER1
2012-01-12 11:15:17,474 INFO - MigUtil:ResolvIP:Resolving IP address from
hostname SERVER1
2012-01-12 11:15:17,539 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Source Server
certificate:Using 10.1.3.1 to retrieve Source Server certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:17,539 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Source Server
certificate:executing command: LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 /usr/bin/ruby
/opt/novell/migration/sbin/getServerCert.rb --server-ip "10.1.3.1"
--ldap-port 636 --file /opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/SourceServerCert
2012-01-12 11:15:20,795 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Source tree
certificate:using getSSCert command
2012-01-12 11:15:20,801 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Source tree
certificate:Using 10.1.3.1 to retrieve Source tree certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:20,801 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Source tree
certificate:executing command: LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
/opt/novell/oes-install/util/getSSCert -a "10.1.3.1" -t "TREE_NAME" -u
"admin.b"
2012-01-12 11:15:21,087 INFO - Migration
Framework:MigController:getSourceServerTreeCert(): :Copied certificate to
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/SourceCert.der
2012-01-12 11:15:21,127 INFO - Migration
Framework:importSourceTreeCert():Using 10.1.3.1 to import Source Tree
certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:21,127 INFO - Migration Framework:Importing Source Tree
certificate:Importing certificate to Java keystore
(/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/novellStore.keystore)
2012-01-12 11:15:21,911 INFO - Migration
Framework:importSourceTreeCert()eleting existing source tree certificate
using command: /usr/bin/keytool -delete -noprompt -alias 10.1.3.1 -keystore
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/novellStore.keystore
2012-01-12 11:15:21,911 INFO - Migration Framework:importSourceTreeCert():
command: /usr/bin/keytool -import -alias 10.1.3.1 -file
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/SourceCert.der -noprompt -keystore
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/novellStore.keystore
2012-01-12 11:15:22,577 INFO - Migration Framework:SourceServer
Authentication:Attempting to Connect to Source with the parameters
2012-01-12 11:15:22,587 INFO - Migration Framework:SourceServer
Authentication:Authenticating using LDAP(secure)
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2012-01-12 11:15:23,270 INFO - Migration Framework:SourceServer
Authenticationetecting the source server version
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to validate root password for server 10.1.3.1
2012-01-12 11:15:23,315 INFO - MigUtils:Authentication:Executing
command:/opt/novell/sms/bin/nbackup -U root -R 10.1.3.1 -cf
/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/migsrc.sidf /etc/SuSE-release
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Framework:getTargetServerConfigDetails():Finding Target Server eDirectoty
Tree Name using command: ndsstat -h 10.1.3.2
2012-01-12 11:15:37,930 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Target Server
certificate:Using 10.1.3.2 to retrieve Target Server certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:37,930 INFO - Migration Framework:Getting Target Server
certificate:executing command: LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 /usr/bin/ruby
/opt/novell/migration/sbin/getServerCert.rb --server-ip "10.1.3.2"
--ldap-port 636 --file /opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/TargetServerCert
2012-01-12 11:15:40,115 INFO - Migration
Framework:getTargetTreeCertificate():Attempting to connect to Target with
the parameters
2012-01-12 11:15:40,116 INFO - Migration
Framework:getTargetTreeCertificate():Copy certificate to
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/TargetCert.der for CLI usage
2012-01-12 11:15:40,122 INFO - Migration Framework:Importing Target Tree
certificate:Attempting to connect to Target with the parameters
2012-01-12 11:15:40,122 INFO - Migration Framework:Importing Target Tree
certificate:Importing certificate to Java keystore
(/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/novellStore.keystore)
2012-01-12 11:15:40,122 INFO - Migration
Framework:importTargetTreeCert():keytool delete command to be executed to
delete target tree certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:40,122 INFO - Migration
Framework:importTargetTreeCert():Executing command : /usr/bin/keytool
-delete -noprompt -alias 10.1.3.2 -keystore
/opt/novell/migration/plugin/conf/novellStore.keystore
2012-01-12 11:15:40,788 INFO - Migration
Framework:importTargetTreeCert():Using keytool to delete existing
alias10.1.3.2
2012-01-12 11:15:40,789 INFO - Migration
Framework:importTargetTreeCert():keytool command to be executed to store
target tree certificate
2012-01-12 11:15:41,486 INFO - Migration
Framework:importTargetTreeCert():Return Value true
2012-01-12 11:15:41,486 INFO - Migration Framework:TargetServer
Authentication:Attempting to connect to Target with the parameters
2012-01-12 11:15:41,487 INFO - Migration Framework:TargetServer
Authentication:Authenticating to the Target Server(secure)
2012-01-12 11:15:41,550 INFO - Migration Framework:Authentication:Using SMS
to validate root password for server 10.1.3.2
2012-01-12 11:15:41,550 INFO - MigUtils:Authentication:Executing
command:/opt/novell/sms/bin/nbackup -U root -l /etc/SuSE-release
2012-01-12 11:16:35,254 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Validating data from
source path(s) to target path(s) using migfiles
2012-01-12 11:16:35,254 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Executing command:
/opt/novell/migration/sbin/migfiles --source-server 10.1.3.1 --verbose
--source-path "@/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/fs/sourcepaths.in"
--destination-full-path
"@/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/fs/targetpaths.in" --precheck
--progress --progress-interval 1 --source-ldap-port 636
--delete-file-on-restore-error
2012-01-12 11:16:35,618 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Enter the username (e.g
cn=admin,o=mycompany)
2012-01-12 11:16:35,618 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:for the server 10.1.3.1:
Enter cn=admin,o=b password:
2012-01-12 11:16:35,618 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Enter the username (e.g
root)
2012-01-12 11:16:35,619 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:for the server 10.1.3.2:
Enter root password:
2012-01-12 11:16:39,225 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Information: Validation
for migfiles is done successfully
2012-01-12 11:16:39,230 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:
2012-01-12 11:16:39,230 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Successfully validated
data
2012-01-12 11:16:39,245 INFO -
FILESYSTEM:Information:****************Migrating files and/or
trustees****************
2012-01-12 11:16:39,246 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Migrating data from
source path(s) to target path(s) using migfiles
2012-01-12 11:16:39,246 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Executing command:
/opt/novell/migration/sbin/migfiles --source-server 10.1.3.1 --verbose
--source-path "@/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/fs/sourcepaths.in"
--destination-full-path
"@/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/fs/targetpaths.in" --session-file
"/var/opt/novell/migration/NewProj5/fs/migfiles.session" --progress
--progress-interval 1 --source-ldap-port 636
--delete-file-on-restore-error
2012-01-12 11:16:39,534 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Enter the username (e.g
cn=admin,o=mycompany)
2012-01-12 11:16:39,534 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:for the server 10.1.3.1:
Enter cn=admin,o=b password:
2012-01-12 11:16:39,534 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Enter the username (e.g
root)
2012-01-12 11:16:39,534 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:for the server 10.1.3.2:
Enter root password:
2012-01-12 11:16:45,078 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Information: nbackup:
precomputing for displaying progress...
2012-01-12 11:16:45,157 FATAL - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Fatal: Cannot migrate
source path /media/nss/DATA/Users/JohnG/: nbackup: Failed to open dataset
/media/nss/DATA/Users/JohnG/ for backup
2012-01-12 11:16:45,167 WARN - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Warning: Going to next
data set
2012-01-12 11:16:45,168 ERROR - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Error: nbackup:
(libtsafs.so 6.50.0 291) An invalid path was used.
2012-01-12 11:16:45,242 FATAL - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:Fatal: nbackup command
failed to complete
2012-01-12 11:16:45,246 INFO - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:
2012-01-12 11:16:45,247 ERROR - FILESYSTEM:migfiles:migfiles command
failed!
2012-01-12 11:16:45,247 INFO -
FILESYSTEM:Information:****************End******** ********

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6. Now that the new server is up (with same settings name/IP as old server), I will then go through and install the WSUS role on the server and restore my WSUS information.<o:p></o:p>
Questions:<o:p></o:p>
1. Step 2 above, is it possible to do this, without making replica servers? I kept reading about this as I was researching doing this, I would rather just copy the DB and folders and simply
put them in-place on the new server.<o:p></o:p>
2. Step 6 above, restoring of the data, what is the proper way to do this in the scenarioI described? <o:p></o:p>
Thank you to anyone who can provide me some information.
Jeff

Thank you for the reply, I will follow and let you know. Proabably be next week sometime before I'm able to try though. So look for a reponse then. Thank you again.
Jeff
OR...
You can use the much more simple, much more reliable, and much more proven method of:
Install new server as a replica of the old.
Replicate.
Configure new server as upstream server.
Point clients to new server.
Turn off old server after all clients have redirected to the new server.
For everybody that has tried the backup/restore the database procedure described above, they have encounted complications of one form or another.
WSUS has a built-in and fully supported comprehensive replication capbility. use it! :-)
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

I can't migrate my data from my old pc to my new macbook pro

Hi,
I have been trying to migrate my data from my PC to my new mac but it always seems to fail.
At first, I would begin the migration assistant and then after a while the PC would just crash.
But then I finally thought I managed to get it working. It said that process was complete (on both the PC and mac), but there was no data on my computer and no music in my iTunes.
If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it!!
PS I also have an Ethernet cable if that's of any use but I don't know how to use it.

I suggest you stop using the Migrastion Assistant. Simple fact is, as you have found out, that it does not work most of the time and when it fdoes actuall transfer data it doesn't do it very well.
Just network the 2 computer together over your LAN and copy and past the files you want to move to the Mac.
Otr use an External drive, formatted either FAT32 or exFAT (doinig the formatting on the Windows PC) and then copy to the external from the Win PC and then copy from the external to the Mac.
You'll be happier.

How to manually migrate user data under Mountain Lion?

I want to manually migrate my user data from a cloned back-up to my iMac after a clean install of Mountain Lion. I do not want to use Migration Assistant because of the probabily of re-importing some of the problems I'm trying to fix. (This is at the tail end of a long trouble shooting process trying to fix a very very slow computer aftere a ML upgrade from Lion. Clean install of ML is a last resort)
There used to be an excellent list by Kappy (I think) on this sort of migration under earlier systems and from PPC to Intel. But that link seems to have been taken down.
We plan to reinstall all software from scratch after the clean install, so that is not an issue. And I know how to move the normal files in documents, music and the like. I am most concerned about are:
• Making sure I move the right files/folders in the Library related to Apple apps like iTunes, iPhoto, Address Book, Calendar, iWork apps, iPhone backups, etc. plus system/network settings.
• Are there other specific files/folders necessary due to iCloud that are new to Mountain Lion that need moved?
• How to do this in a way that ensures that all permissions will be OK under the new user?
The goal is a new fresh user on a clean fresh ML install that is identical to the current user in name, function and above all, permissions.
Can anyone provide a list of the main files/folders necessary to transfer ideally along the lines of Kappy's earlier and excellent guide?
Thanks for any help!!
~Roger

So long as you use iCloud for Mail, Contacts and Calendars, run software update(s) after installing each app, they will build new preference files for themselves. iTunes will back up the phone too. System settings are likely to change. I found the firewall off and energy saver preferences default. Trackpad options for tap to click and drag lock may change.
Some of the updates are quite large so it takes a few hours and you need any purchase key codes handy for re-registration of software.

Mavericks Migration Assistant - Migrate user data to a separate user drive?

I have a question about upgrading to Mavericks with a separate user drive that I haven't been able to find an answer to, so I thought I'd ask for some guidance before actually trying to attempt it.
I have a late-model Macbook Pro (A1260) running 10.8.5 happily with 2 hard drives inside - a smaller SSD boot drive let's call BOOT 1 DRIVE, and a larger drive I use for my user folder which I'll call USER DRIVE. Now it's time to upgrade to a little larger SSD let's call BOOT 2 DRIVE. I have Mavericks already freshly installed on it (10.9.1) with a temporary blank user account. The MBP boots fine into the drive connected externally so I know it's all ready to go - all I have to do is swap out the drives and I'm good on the OS.
Now the tricky part: I want to transfer my user data from my old system 10.8.5 to the new 10.9.1 and ultimately have it reside in the same fashion - on the larger USER DRIVE. How do I do this? A few scenarios I ponder:
A) I'm assuming because this is migrating from an older system to newer system, you can't just create a new user in 10.9.1 with the same user name and point it to the existing home folder in USER DRIVE, but instead have to use Migration Assistant to transfer and update 10.8 user data to 10.9 user data?
B) Locially, you would boot into BOOT 2 DRIVE (10.9.1), and use Migration Assistant to transfer user data from the old 10.8 system (the system knows that the user data resides on USER DRIVE) to the new one but there's not enough space on the new BOOT 2 DRIVE to house all the data and even if it could, then what ? - transfer the user folder directly to a clean USER DRIVE and then point to it?
C) I have both BOOT 1 DRIVE and USER DRIVE cloned on separate volumes, so I could boot into BOOT 2 DRIVE, wipe clean USER DRIVE, and then migrate from the cloned drives - except in Migration Assistant, it says to transfer from "another Mac or Time Machine, or a startup disk". Would I be able to pull from the USER DRIVE CLONE and then have Migration Assistant write to the freshly wiped USER DRIVE?
Perhaps I'm overthinking this? Google pointed me to this post which seems to have some of this information covered even though it feels dated. Reading through it makes me believe that Senario A is actually my closest bet with some user account name swapping or something? Is it that User data doesn't need to be "updated" for the newer OS and you can just create a new user account with the same name and point it to the older USER DRIVE?
Any advice from the mac smarts out there would be appreciated.
Thanks!

SOLVED!
In case anyone stumbles upon this and is wondering what I did:
My hypothesis was correct - waaayyyy over thinking it.
I installed BOOT 2 DRIVE, swapping out the old BOOT 1 DRIVE. Then I renamed the new account to the same name as my previous account, users -> advanced options -> and pointed to the same home folder on USER DRIVE.
DONE
Initially, I made a new account and screwed things up a bit - after reading the post of the above, understood that the new user account should have the same UID as the previous one....
Anyway, all good now - happy camper.

How have you migrated user data? (Permissions issues).

So far our upgrade from Tiger server to SL server has been fairly painless. I chose to do a completely clean install and then migrate users at a later date (after exporting them from the original configuration). I do have a complete bootable clone of the Tiger server install, so I can go back to that install at any time to check on things, so that's been a real help.
But here is one snag I should have anticipated: permissions issues! I've tried several times now to migrate a single user account from Tiger server to SL server. But I'm getting massive permissions issues on the account. I've tried migrating the user data using Carbon Copy Cloner, or copying the file via. the Finder (what a pain), and in both cases when I login as that user on a client machine I have only read access (or even no access) to critical files.
What methods have you used to successfully migrate user's directories? Alternately, what did you do to fix permissions issues for migrated users?
Thanks.

i use rsync for all transfers and then make sure ownership and perms align.
are you talking about moving homedir data from old server to new, homedirs on client machines, or something else entirely? regardless, you'll need to ensure all of the pieces work together. stay away from finder copies or most gui tools. you'll have more control and more reliable results from the command line. passenger offers some folder migration functionality if you need a gui, though i've never used it for that. http://macinmind.com/?pid=2&progid=1&subpid=1

Process to migrate configuration data from one BW development system to other

Hi SAP Gurus,
We need to migrate configuration data from one BW system DE1 to DE2.. Both systems are SAP net weaver 7.3.
DE1 is BW pre-production system and DE2 is BW DEV.
No transactional data required.
Please share a document if available.
Kindly, let me know the procedure for Remote Client copy or client export/import with steps.
Also let me know the pre-requisite for these activities.
Thanks,
Avadhesh Sharma
+91 8095226536

Hi,
Remote Client Copy (SCC9)
Remote client copy is performed in rare situation. When the client copy is done
between two different SAP systems, the copy is called remote client copy.
Before remote client copy is performed, a RFC connection must be set between those
systems using SM59.
1. Check RFC connection is working fine between two systems you want to perform
remote client copy using SM59
2. create client in the target system you want to copy the client
3. login to target client using user SAP* and password PASS
4. execute tcode SCC9 and select the RFC for the source system
5. select the profile you want to copy like SAP_ALL
6. select source client number you want to copy
7. Select source client master data , mostly it is the same client number
8. Now click on schedule as background job.
9. Leave the background server field blank.
10. Click schedule.
11. Select Immediate from next screen.
12. Save the screen.
13. Client copy is scheduled now as a background job and client copy process started.
14. The progress can be monitored using tcode SCC3
Client Export/Import
A client transport consists of two steps:
First a client export extracts client data from the source client
to files at the operating system level. Then the data is imported
from the operating system files into the target client.
To perform a client export, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the source client. From the SAP initial screen,
choose transaction SCC8 (Client Export). Select the data to
be copied using a profile.
2. Indicate the target system to which the client will be copied.
The target system must be defined in TMS as part of the
transport domain.
3. Begin the client export. Because copying is a lengthy
process, use scheduled background processing.
Do not run any other client copy tool before the
data export is finished.
This export process will generate up to three data files at the
operating system level:
• RO< number >: this file contains cross-client data
• RT< number >: this file contains client-specific data
• RX< number >: this file contains SAPscript texts
Depending on the type of data selected through the client
transport profile, the client copy command files added to the
buffer of the target system are as follows:
• <S-SID>KO<number>: this file is for cross-client data
• <S-SID>KT<number>: this file is for client-specific data
• <S-SID>KX<number>: this file is SAPscript texts
The client export change requests are not imported when an
Import all takes place. Therefore, you must import these requests into the target client
using TMS. Choose one of the transport requests of the client transport in the Transport
Management System (TMS). The other transport requests belonging to this client
transport are then automatically added in the correct order.
After the import process has completed, post-import activities are required for object
generation steps. After completing the import, log on to the target client. From the SAP
systems initial screen, choose transaction SCC7
Regards,
Chandu

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