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Tools you can use – Apple Mac OS X Server (Upgrading and Migrating For Version 10.4 or Later) User Manual

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Chapter 5

Migrating From Mac OS X Server Version 10.2

 Mail database
 WebMail data
 FTP configuration files
 NetBoot images
 WebObjects applications and frameworks
 Tomcat data
 AFP settings
 IP firewall configuration
 DNS configuration
 DHCP settings
 User data, including home directories
 QuickTime Streaming Server files and directories
 User and group accounts

If you’re using any of the following, make a note of any settings you want to continue
to use, then see the document indicated for instructions on re-creating the settings
after using the instructions in this chapter.

In version 10.4, watchdog has been replaced by launchd. To re-enable automatic
hardware restart, use the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. To migrate settings
for services you added to /etc/watchdog.conf, create a launchd plist file and install it
into /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/. See the man page for launchd.conf for details.

Tools You Can Use

Several tools are available:

 You use Workgroup Manager to export version 10.2 user and group accounts to a

character-delimited file, and then import them into a version 10.4 server. You can also
import users and groups using the command-line

dsimport

tool.

 Workgroup Manager’s import facility and the

dsimport

tool also let you import other

kinds of data, such as computers and computer lists.

 You use the

49_webconfigmigrator

tool to migrate your web configuration.

 You use the

nidump

,

niload

, and

50_ipfwconfigmigrator

tools and the NetInfo

Manager application to migrate your IP firewall configuration.

 You use the

nidump

,

niload

, and

51_afpconfigmigrator

tools and the NetInfo

Manager application to migrate your AFP configuration.

To set up

See the

NFS file services

File services administration guide

Windows services

Windows services administration guide

Print service

Print service administration guide