File System ProjectConversion from Netware to Windows

December 2010

File System Upgrade

So many questions to answer:

Why are we

doing this

project?

What will I get

out of it?

What is DFS?

What is going to be different for me?

What drive mapping will I use?

Will the server

names change?

When will changes happen?

Will I still have all my files? Will m

y data be

backed up?

What do I need

to do?

What about Mac users?

Will I get more space?

How will I

login?

Will I do things

differently?

How will I access my

shared folders?

What about wireless and VPN access?

Agenda

Project DriversBenefits File System EnvironmentDFS NamespacesChanges & ImpactsTimelineQuestions & Feedback

Project Drivers

Mission Critical System

Five years since last file system upgrade

Aging server hardware

Disk space is full

Requires high availability

Benefits

Updated architecture New server hardware SAN connectivity Built on Microsoft

platform Designed for high

availability– Microsoft clustering– SAN data replication

Benefits

Quota increase Approximately doubling capacity for

each college or administrative division

Additional 5 GB quota for individual departments

Users get 3 GB quota separate from the departments

Benefits

Desktop client reduction No extra client on the desktop No licensing fees for Novell products

Drive mapping consolidation Single drive letter for all data (Windows desktops) Ability to add additional servers without adding

additional drive letters

Benefits

Anti-virus scanning New servers will have virus scanning running Provides protection where desktop anti-virus is out of

date.

Benefits

Accessibility The new environment will be available using the same

methods as currently used.– On campus wired & wireless– Off campus – using the VPN client

File Server Environment

Netware Server Environment

Server Name

NWDATA1

NWDATA2 NWDATA3 NWLAB1 NWLAB2

DriveMapping

N:\ K:\ J:\ L:\ M:\

Usage Admin Academic – East

Academic – West

IT Labs IT LabsCISAT Students

File Server Environment

Netware Server Environment

Server Name

NWDATA1

NWDATA2 NWDATA3 NWLAB1 NWLAB2

DriveMapping

N:\ K:\ J:\ L:\ M:\

Usage Admin Academic – East

Academic – West

IT Labs IT LabsCISAT Students

Windows Server Environment

New Server

IT-DATA1 IT-DATA2 IT-DATA3

Drive Mapping

N:\ N:\ N:\

Usage Admin Academic Labs

IT-DATA1 IT-DATA2 IT-DATA3

\AF \CISAT \Apps

\AF-Common \CISAT-Shares

\NWClient

\COPY \COAL \ZenDM

\IT \COB

\SA

\ORL

DFS Namespaces

Sample servers and folders

IT-DATA1 IT-DATA2 IT-DATA3 DFS (N:\)

\AF \CISAT \Apps \AF

\AF-Common \CISAT-Shares

\NWClient \APPS

\COPY \COAL \ZenDM \COAL

\IT \COB \COB

\SA \CISAT

\ORL \SA

DFS Namespaces

DFS provides an abstraction of the server layer and displays all folders under a single drive mapping.Users only see information under the folders where they have accessDrive mappings are relevant only to Windows desktops

DFS Namespaces

IT-DATA1 IT-DATA2 IT-DATA3 New Server DFS (N:\)

\AF \CISAT \Apps \FolderA \AF

\AF-Common \CISAT-Shares \NWClient \FolderB \APPS

\COPY \COAL \ZenDM \FolderC \COAL

\IT \COB \COB

\SA \CISAT

\ORL \SA

\FolderA

\FolderB

\FolderC

Ability to add additional servers and reference them under the same drive letter

Changes & Impacts

ChangeMapped data drive letter

Single drive for all data ( N:\) J:\, K:\, L:\, M:\ go away

Impact Anything using J, K, L, or M Desktop shortcuts MS Office Suite

Default file locations Recently used list

Desktop applications Scripts Databases Embedded links Documentation

Changes & Impacts

Change Current Macintosh folder

connections Mac users connect to a server\

volume There is no drive letter

assigned Shows up as a folder

ImpactUsers will need to establish connections to the new server for their folders

One time processWorks the same as before after re-establishing connection

Changes & Impacts

ChangeFile Server Name

Impact Universal Naming

Convention (UNC) mapping Mapping to a file location based

on server name Desktop drive mapping

(Windows desktop) Desktop folder connections

(Mac desktop) Documentation referencing

the NWDATA or NWLAB servers

Changes & Impacts

ChangeIntroduction of user “Home” folders

N:\UserA-F\e-id N:\UserG-L\e-id N:\UserM-R\e-id N:\UserS-Z\e-id

Impact Anything referencing a file in

your current user directory Desktop shortcuts MS Office Suite

Default file locations Recently used list

Desktop applications Scripts Databases Embedded links Documentation

Changes & Impacts

ChangeVisibility of top level folders

DFS only (Windows desktop)

Impact All administrative

department and college folder names will be visible.

Users will not be able to access folders unless they have appropriate permission

Extra visibility will be removed when we no longer need to support 2003 Active Directory services.

Changes & Impacts

ChangeQuota Increase for departments

Separate department and user quotas

Impact Departmental Increase

Direct increase of space Indirect increase by moving

user folders to new home directories

User specific quotas Filling up personal space will

not affect departmental space

Changes & Impacts

ChangeServer-side virus scanning

Removal of Netware client (Windows desktops)

Impact Users are notified when

saving an infected file Infected files are quarantined

Login screen will change If Novell is your current

primary login Single login to desktop &

files If you currently login to

Windows and then start the Novell client separately

Timeline

Begin migrations in late January or early FebruaryThree migrations

One for each of our data servers Each migration will take place over a weekend

Lab services migrations after graduation

Questions and Feedback

QuestionsWhat else would you like to know about this?

FeedbackWhat other impacts can you identify?What will help you prepare for this migration?