System and method for automated migration from Linux to Windows
First Claim
1. A method for automatically migrating from a Linux server to a Windows target server, comprising:
- automatically extracting Linux configuration information pertaining to Linux services hosted by a Linux server;
automatically generating Windows configuration information for a Windows target server to support Windows services that are analogous to the Linux services hosted by the Linux server; and
automatically installing appropriate Windows components and configuration files on the Windows target server to perform the analogous Linux services in view of the Windows configuration information that is generated, wherein the automatic migration includes automatically migrating OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) configuration information on the Linux server to corresponding Windows Active Directory information on the Windows target server.
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Abstract
A system and method for automating the migration of configuration settings and data from computer systems running the Linux operating system to computer systems running the Windows operating system. The invention utilizes data from one or more sources to create the configuration of the target system, and translates between settings related to the Linux systems and Windows systems involved. As a result, it simplifies the otherwise complex and time-consuming task of migrating from one server to another, specifically when migrating between two operating systems that provide similar functionality but are configured in distinctly different ways.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for automatically migrating from a Linux server to a Windows target server, comprising:
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automatically extracting Linux configuration information pertaining to Linux services hosted by a Linux server;
automatically generating Windows configuration information for a Windows target server to support Windows services that are analogous to the Linux services hosted by the Linux server; and
automatically installing appropriate Windows components and configuration files on the Windows target server to perform the analogous Linux services in view of the Windows configuration information that is generated, wherein the automatic migration includes automatically migrating OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) configuration information on the Linux server to corresponding Windows Active Directory information on the Windows target server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium to provide instructions, which if executed perform operations to facilitate migration from a Linux server to a Windows server, the operations including:
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extracting Linux configuration information pertaining to Linux services hosted by a Linux server;
migrating OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) configuration information on the Linux server to corresponding Windows Active Directory information on the Windows target server;
generating Windows configuration information for a target server to support Windows services analogous to the Linux services hosted by the Linux server, the Windows configuration information including Windows registry entries; and
installing, in view of the Windows configuration information that is generated, the Windows registry entries and appropriate Windows components on the target server to enable the target server to perform the Windows services that are analogous to the Linux services. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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