Office of Technology Support (OTS)
Migration Day
Things you should know about the MESA migration
Prior to Migration
- If you have a Novell account on the H drive you should delete files that you no longer use.
- If you have personal files on the S drive that are listed under Folder Type "User" on Novell S Drive then you should either move to your personal H drive or download to your computer for later upload to MESA M user drive.
- Before migration day, go to http://password.gmu.edu to activate your new MESA password.
- Be sure to logout of Novell on Friday, Nov. 16, 200.
- Leave network printers turned "ON" in your office.
Migration Day
- Bring in laptops so that MESA software may be loaded, if you plan to access the MESA drives from home.
- All the associated data from each person's H: drive will be moved automatically into the MESA M:User drive. A MESA user account has been requested for all faculty and staff who did not previously have a Novell account.
- Novell and shared files on the S: drive will be automatically moved into MESA according to the folder structure.
- ITU technical staff will be coming through CEHD offices spaces and working on each computer on migration day.
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- Migration schedule by building will be released when received by ITU.
After Migration