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Chapter 5 Migrating From Mac OS X Server Version 10.2 53
DHCP
Save the DHCP settings after running the following command from the Terminal
application. This command writes the DHCP configuration record stored in NetInfo to a
file named DHCPconfig:
nidump -r /config/dhcp . > DHCPconfig
Although Server Admin DHCP didn’t manage static bindings between IP addresses and
Ethernet addresses in version 10.3, it does in version 10.4. So if you’ve manually
configured some DHCP static bindings on your version 10.3 server, you can save them
to a file for migration to version 10.4 by using this command:
nidump -r /machines . > Machinesconfig
User Data
Save any user data files you want to reuse, especially home directory folders.
QuickTime Streaming Server Files and Folders
Save files and folders in /Library/QuickTimeStreaming/.
For more information on migrating QTSS, see the QuickTime Streaming Server
administration guide.
Step 3: Note current share points and privileges
If your version 10.2 server has share points and privileges you want to re-create on the
version 10.4 server, make a note of them. Note which share points are for home
directories.
Step 4: Copy archive files to the new server
Transfer the files you saved in Steps 1 and 2 to the version 10.4 server.
To transfer tar files or disk images using FTP:
1 Use Server Admin on the new server to start FTP service.
2 Set up sharing for a folder into which you’ll place files you transfer from the 10.2
computer.
3 On the version 10.2 server, use FTP service to copy the tar files or disk images to the
version 10.4 computer.
4 Double-click a tar file to extract its contents. Double-click a disk image to mount it.
Step 5: Set up the home directory infrastructure
Set up the destination for home directories you want to restore.
The home directory location identified in imported user accounts must match the
physical location of the restored home directories, including the share point location.
For detailed instructions on how to perform individual steps in the following
procedure, see the user management guide.