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into AD from NDS

into AD from NDS
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:36:18 GMT
Is there a way to get users from AD from NDS with Windows 2003 and Edir 
8.6 ?  We are moving away from Novell because of cost.
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Re: into AD from NDS
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:18:32 GMT
Identity Manager should do the trick.

If you own NetWare 6.0+ you get the IDM that will connect AD/NDS and
synchronize user IDs and passwords.

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Timothy Leerhoff
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Re: into AD from NDS
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:51:50 GMT
I'm curious.. but, cost?? If you think Netware/eDirectory is more 
expensive than Windows you should fire your account manager!

If I were to move away from Netware/Linux servers to Windows servers in my 
University (70,000+ users), not only would my CAL costs go through the 
roof, but I'd need twice as many servers to cope with the load!

I've given away a few free consulting days to companies and demo'd 
simulated loads on workgroup services (Netware/Linux vs. Windows, if you 
like) and said to the companies that if I can't prove that their migration 
to Windows won't put at least a +50% dent in their annual IT budget 
(software, hardware, support, staff), my time is for free.

All I'll say is that I've never worked a day for nothing, and I get lots 
of Christmas cards.

Alex T 






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Re: into AD from NDS
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:36:36 GMT
One of my client K12s were considering a move to MS.

They do everything with 6 servers.  3 File/print/email servers, one
Rsync, one ZPM, one AV server (yup last 2 are Win2k3).

If they moved to all MS it would take 17 servers (as per design from my
offices MS guru).

The school choked on needed in buying 12 new servers (one would not
hack the new needs).  I think they decided to luv the Novell SLA.

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Timothy Leerhoff
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