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complete directory interoperability solution. MSDSS also supports password synchronization and provides a directory migration
service.
MSDSS allows NetWare users to deploy Active Directory without having to replace existing directories or bear the cost of
managing two separate directories. As a result, users have the flexibility to:
Consolidate directory management when multiple directories are required
Manage accounts from either directory
Use directory-enabled applications, devices, and services based on the Windows 2000 Active Directory service
MSDSS is easy to use and makes synchronization and Active Directory setup easy through its management interface. It is fully
featured to allow users a choice of management, synchronization, and migration options.
MSDSS supports all major NetWare platforms and most Novell directories and binderies, and it includes support for IPX/SPX and
TCP/IP network protocols.
Windows Server 2003 MSDSS Domain Controller
To implement MSDSS, you must install the Windows Server 2003 operating system and the MSDSS software (available on the
Microsoft Services for NetWare Version 5 or later CD) on at least one system. In Windows Server 2003, when you promote a
system running Windows Server 2003 to an Active Directory server, it becomes a domain controller. You use this domain
controller to configure Active Directory, install MSDSS, and then import information from the existing NetWare environment.
The larger the environment, the more new servers you need. If you are planning to have more than one domain, then you need
new hardware for the first domain controller in each domain.
You must also install Novell Client Access software on the MSDSS server or servers. MSDSS uses Novell Client Access to
authenticate and to access NDS. While accessing NDS, it authenticates, but does not use a license. MSDSS also uses Novell
Client Access to map one directory's contents to another, taking into account the fact that the object classes in Novell's NDS or
bindery directories are different from Active Directory object classes. Novell Client Access is also required to use the File
Migration utility to migrate files.
You can install Novell Client Access in four modes: IP only, IPX only, IP and IPX combined, and IP with IPX
Compatibility Mode. Most NetWare environments still use IPX. MSDSS works in all the modes because it uses Novell Client
Access to access the lower layers.
If you are migrating NDS, you can import the user and group information from one NDS server to the MSDSS server because
you have one user database per tree. You can then migrate the file system. Remember that each Novell server has its own file
system, which is not replicated to other servers (whereas NDS is replicated to other servers). After the files are migrated, you
can uninstall NDS from the server to provide more space for the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
Outline of the MSDSS Deployment Procedure
The next two sections describe the procedures for implementing MSDSS in a smaller (local area network [LAN] only) or larger
(wide area network [WAN]) network. You should adapt the guidelines to suit your environment and goals.
Small Environment
A small company with a LAN-based, simple network is often a likely candidate for a quick migration. After doing all the
preparations described in the previous section, perform the following steps (adjusted, if necessary, to your situation):
1. Back up your NetWare system and user data.