Upgrade procedures

.NCF files onto a blank diskette. These settings may be required if a restore is necessary. When porting software applications to the new system, contact the appropriate vendor for instructions.

There are two options available for upgrading Novell servers. NetWare 6.5 may be installed through a Standard In-Place Upgrade or through a Remote Upgrade. This integration note only covers the steps to perform an In-Place Upgrade. Complete procedures for both upgrade types can be found on Novell’s online documentation website at www.novell.com/documentation/lg/nw65/.

Prepare the network using NetWare Deployment Manager

If this is the first server in the tree to be upgraded to NetWare 6.5, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, skip to step 5 below.

1.On a Windows NT/2000 or Windows XP Professional Workstation running the latest Novell Client, login to the target tree as a user with full Administration rights.

Note

The NetWare 6.5 Deployment Manager can only be run in an Internet

Explorer 5 or 6 browser.

2.Insert the NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD into the workstation CD-ROM drive and run the NetWare Deployment Manager (nwdeploy.exe) located at the root of the CD.

3.In the left pane of the browser window, select Preparing the Network. This selection performs the following operations:

•Verifies that the existing version of NDS (eDirectory) is at minimum levels, and upgrades the tree, if necessary.

•Extends the schema to support NetWare 6.5 objects.

•Creates GUIDs for NetWare 4.11 and 4.12 servers in the tree.

Note

NetWare 4.10 servers cannot coexist in the same tree with NetWare 6.5 servers. If NetWare 4.10 servers are in the target tree, they must be removed before the upgrade can proceed.

•Runs a comprehensive health check on the server to be upgraded to verify that it meets minimum requirements. When the health check completes, review the log file for any warning messages that may be present. Warnings will not prevent the upgrade from proceeding but are noted so that you are aware of items that may be below the recommended guidelines. If any items are marked as "Failed," the upgrade cannot proceed. The following items must pass or the upgrade cannot proceed:

-550 MHz Pentium III or faster processor

-512 MB of RAM

-Vol SYS size of 2000 MB with 400 MB free (3800 MB with 1500 MB free recommended)

-DOS Partition size of 100 MB with 30 MB free (200 MB with 50 MB recommended)