The document discusses file management and data migration tools from Novell. It describes Novell File Reporter for discovering, classifying and analyzing file rights assignments. It also describes Novell Storage Manager for automating the provisioning of storage, assigning file system rights, and grooming unwanted data. The document provides examples of using these tools to migrate users and file systems between different environments while preserving security settings and file metadata.

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Files Matter..
Novell FMS product advocates

2. Novell File Reporter

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Tiedostoja on kaikkialla. Ja ne poikivat ...

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Poissa näkyvistä, pois mielestä
Kopiosuojattu
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Sisäinen ääniviesti? Asiakaslistoja
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Webinaari?

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The tool set ..
1. File reporter to:
1. Discover
2. Classify
3. Analyze rights assignments
2. Storage Manager
1. Groom unwanted data
2. Create policies to automate deployment
3. Populate data files

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File Reporter arkkitehtuuri

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Folder SummaryFolder Summary
File ExtensionFile Extension
Duplicate FileDuplicate File
Date AgeDate Age
OwnerOwner
Storage CostStorage Cost
ComparisonComparison
Stale DataStale Data
Directory QuotaDirectory Quota
Aggregate ReportsAggregate Reports
Type 1 - Direct AssignmentsType 1 - Direct Assignments
Type 2 - Access to PathType 2 - Access to Path
Type 3 - Access for IdentityType 3 - Access for Identity
Policy Target PathsPolicy Target Paths
Managed PathsManaged Paths
Volume Free SpaceVolume Free Space
Size and File CountSize and File Count
Scan HistoryScan History
TrendingTrending
NSM IntegratedNSM Integrated
SecuritySecurity
ManagementManagement
FileSystemFileSystem
Reporting Options

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Reporting Options

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Built-in Reports

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Custom Query Reports - Report Designer

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Custom Query Reports - Report Designer

12. Demo

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We’ve analyzed our file usage. What
next?

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The tool set ..
1. File reporter to:
1. Discover
2. Classify
3. Analyze rights assignments
2. Storage Manager
1. Groom unwanted data
2. Create policies to automate deployment
3. Populate data files

15. Novell Storage Manager

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Novell Storage Manager
Identity-driven
Storage Provisioning
Create
User
Vault
Files
Deferred
Delete
Delete
Immediate
Automate
Transfers
& Moves
Delete
User
Set / Manage File
Rights & Ownership
Provision
Role Based
Data
Manage
Quota
Manage
Renames
Hom
e
Folder Profile
Path
Auxiliary
RDSPath
Collaborative
Identity
Management
Identity
Management
HR SystemHR System
Disabled
User Policy
Manage Profile
Attributes
NSM
Reports
Analyze
File
Grooming
NSM
Policies

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Novell Storage Manager Components
NSM
Agent
Storage
Policies
NSM
Engine
Delegated
Work
NSM Event
Monitor
Directory Services
• Collaborative Storage Policies
• User Storage Policies
• Auxiliary Storage Policies
• Block Policies
• Server to Server File Copies
• Vaulting of Home Folders
• File Template Copies
• Provision Home Folder
• Assign Rights
• Rename Home Folder
• Set / Update Profile Attribute
• Clean Up Home Folder
• Provision Collaborative
Storage
• Delegate Work to Agent
• Create User
• Move User
• Rename User
• Create Group
• Add and Remove Member from
Group
• Delete User

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Novell Storage Manager:
automate deployment

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Novell Storage Manager
automatically provisions
storage & assigns file
system rights for the
manager and team
members
English
Department
GroupsGroups
Example - Adding Members to Shared Storage
Groups
Employee
Share Policy
Wanda Langford
Location = London
HRHR
London
Employees

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Identity-Driven Data Migrations
Enforce Policy Path Option
RJones
KJackson
BSmith
RCroom
DWyatt
Seamless Migration of Users Data to
new servers with No Downtime
Migrate Data
Old Servers
You Are Moving …
Storage
Policy
BSmith
RJones
KJackson
RCroom
DWyatt
CORP
AMS PAR LO
N
Admin issues the
“Enforce Policy
Path” option, which
will move data.
Server2home
Server1home

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Policy Path Redistribution
• Add one or more target paths to existing NSM Policy
• Distribute data to new paths based on distribution type
• Allows you to quickly free up disk space on existing volumes by re-
distributing data to new target paths.

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Groom

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Template

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Demo
Identity-driven
Storage Provisioning
Create
User
Vault
Files
Deferred
Delete
Delete
Immediate
Automate
Transfers
& Moves
Delete
User
Set / Manage File
Rights & Ownership
Provision
Role Based
Data
Manage
Quota
Manage
Renames
Hom
e
Folder Profile
Path
Auxiliary
RDSPath
Collaborative
Identity
Management
Identity
Management
HR SystemHR System
Disabled
User Policy
Manage Profile
Attributes
NSM
Reports
Analyze
File
Grooming
NSM
Policies

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Acme inc. Ready for filr..

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Cross Empire Data Migration

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Our head office has
mandated we migrate to
Microsoft Enterprise Server ..

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Cross Empire Data Migration

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Cross Empire Data Migration - CEDM
• Multiple migration template options

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Security Transforms
• Allow transfer of owner and security information directly from the
source to the target
• Driven by source/target object mapping definition file
• Follows a published format
• Built using mapping interface or may be built externally by customer/consultant
• Once built, can be used for multiple migration operations through the wizard
Target
DS
Target
DS
Source
DS
Source
DS
Map
CEDM Mapping
Interface
CEDM Migration
Subsystem
BSanchez.sales.cctec
matches
CN=“Beth Sanchez”.OU=sales.DC=cctec.DC=org

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File System Right Conversion - CEDM
• Customize file system rights as needed

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Sales
WIN2012Shares
Windows
2012
Security Transforms Example
Folder to Folder Option
NW65 /
OES
HR
Medical
• Quota Options
• Migration Filters
• Staging Options
Migration Options
DeptDept
UsersUsers
eDirTreeeDirTree
cctec.orgcctec.org
Preserve file system metadata
NSM for AD
Transform
Rights & Owner
Optional Quota
Settings
Map
Identity Map
• Owner Options Dept Shares
Sales
HR
Medical
Dept Shares
Sales
HR
Medical
NW65VOL1
Verify rights and
owner coverage
Security Transforms
• Users
• Groups
• Containers
• Org Roles
• <any class>
• Users
• Groups
Preview
Source Transform
rights
EmployeesEmployees
GroupsGroups
Sales
HR
Medical
BSmith
RJones
KJackson
BSmith
RJones
KJackson
Get Users
logged out of
servers

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Phase 2Phase 2
Two Phase Cross Empire Data
Migration
Phase 1Phase 1
Monday AM Friday PM Saturday AM Sunday PM
• Migrate vast majority of data
• Let users keep working
• Keep track of any files skipped because they were
open or otherwise not able to be migrated
• Force users off
• Migrate files
skipped in phase 1.
• Find and migrate
anything that was
changed or created
since the start of
phase 1
• Verify that all files
on the source were
migrated to the
target

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Identity Map
Explosive growth of
unstructured data
Explosive growth of
unstructured data

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Preview Migration