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Copy Data Files frm Netware Svr-XPPro PC

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by bill in dallas 1 view

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My client is moving from a Netware 4.11 server to a peer to peer MS network. I need to copy the data files stored on the Netware PC to a new PC running XP Pro.

I am unfamiliar with Netware, but I am an MCSE on NT. Client would prefer not to call in the Netware contractor to do this.

What are the best options to move the data? Take out the hard drive from the old PC and hook it up to the new one and do a copy using Windows Explorer?
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Same thing with command line using Xcopy
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Copyfrom one PC to another using Windows Explorer (very slow I would imagine)
or
another solution

We are talking about 2-3 gigs of data files at most. No CD burner on the old PC and I do mean old PC!

Thanks,
Bill

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by vinnyd

The best way is to load the Novell Client on the XP computer

Connect to the novell server and log in as the admin or supervisor

That will give you all the rights to the novell file system to copy any files that you want.

Since novell uses its own file system you can not just take the hard drive out and put it in another computer running windows. Windows can not read the novell partitions.

by bill in dallas

Yes, that might have been the best way but, I did not have access to the admin or supervisor name or password. They had a poor support company that did not give them the info to keep. Bad experience for the customer. Thanks.

by pgm554

Copying files from the file server to the workstation is no big deal as long as you have a fast (100mb) switch or hub.Explorer is fine and dandy.There is a piece of shareware that you can use called NWCOPY out on the internet(try Google search).$50 bucks and works quite well.

However,(you posted to a Novell newsgroup and should expect some skepticism as to why they want to go to peer to peer from a client server model).

The 4.11 network is, by far, better than any MS peer model (it's a hands down/no brainer).
If they want MS, at least go to Small Susiness Server or a W2Kx of some sorts.

To make an analogy ,you have a Mecedes Benz of a network operating system and are trading it in for a cheap Hyndai.

At least try and sell them an MS equivalent .But then again customers are customers and sometimes are just plain clueless at times.

Good Luck

by bill in dallas

This worked like a champ. I appreciate it. Just used the Trial version and it met my needs. Nice program. Yes, I will try to sell them SBS in the future but for now, they do not need anything to elaborate. I appreciate the suggestion.

by luis_a_delgado

I use xcopy and it works like a champ. Just make sure all your data is copied though. There were a couple of folders and files that didn't copy through, but that was out of 40 GB of data.
We copied the data from several netware servers to W2k server and workstation for our migration.

by bill in dallas

If you had to copy 40 gig of data, I sympathize with you. Just copying 2 gig of data took 3 hours using NWCopy. Thanks for your suggestion.

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