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Using the NetWare Deployment Kit to Upgrade to NetWare 5

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01 Oct 1999


Explains how to use the NetWare Deployment Kit, one Novell's many tools and resources designed to help you make the move to NetWare 5 quickly and smoothly. Discusses the installation and upgrade processes.

Introduction

If you're like most information technology (IT) professionals, you're probably under intense pressure to provide a network infrastructure that will move your company forward into the E-business economy of the next millennium. The good news is that you already have a head start if you are using NetWare 3 or NetWare 4.

Upgrading to NetWare 5 takes you the rest of the way. Although upgrading to a major new software release such as NetWare 5 takes time and effort, the benefits you'll gain from its advanced capabilities far outweigh the cost of the upgrade. In addition, Novell provides many tools and resources to help you make the move quickly and smoothly.

This article describes how to use the NetWare Deployment Kit to upgrade to NetWare 5. The Deployment home page is found at: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/index.html

Note: The following documents offer valuable upgrade information:

  • Compelling Reasons for Upgrading to NetWare 5 Today(http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/decide/compelling.pdf) This document (in Adobe Acrobat format) focuses on the business advantages you'll enjoy when you upgrade to NetWare 5. It also provides information on Novell successes over the past two years, including the numerous awards the company has received for NetWare 5 and successes customers have had in upgrading. Finally, it provides an overview of the resources Novell provides to make upgrading easy, including step-by-step instructions, automated tools, documentation, forms and checklists. Note: If the file doesn't open on the first try, come back to this page and click the link again.

  • Adjusting Your Aim: Targeting Presentations to Upper Management(http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/decide/Adjusting.html) Read this document to learn ways to communicate the advantages of NetWare to upper management.

Installing NetWare 5

Select the option that's best for your situation:

Adding a NetWare 5 server

To install your first server or add a NetWare 5 server to your existing NetWare 3, NetWare 4, or NetWare 5 network, follow the instructions at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/nw5/docui/index.html#../usserver/setupenu/data/hunnj280.html

The installation process includes the following tasks:

  • Meet system and software requirements

  • Prepare the network for a NetWare 5 server

  • Prepare the computer for server installation

  • Begin the installation

  • Select the type of installation and regional settings

  • Select the platform support module and storage adapter

  • Select the storage device and network board

  • Create a NetWare partition and volume Sys

  • Name the NetWare 5 server

  • Install the NetWare 5 server file system

  • Install networking protocols

  • Set the server time zone

  • Set up NDS, Novell's directory technology

  • License the NetWare 5 server

  • Select other networking products to install

  • Customize your NetWare 5 server installation

Upgrading from NetWare 4

Select one of these options:

Upgrading an existing NetWare 4 server (in place). If the NetWare 4 server you are upgrading meets the minimum hardware requirements for NetWare 5, check this site for instructions: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/server/nw4/4inplace.html

Migrating files and data from a NetWare 4 server to a NetWare 5 server using Novell Upgrade Wizard. If you want to upgrade to NetWare 5 but the server does not meet the minimum requirements, you will need a new computer. But you can use Novell Upgrade Wizard to automatically migrate files and NDS objects (including the server name) from the NetWare 4 server to a the computer running NetWare 5. Check this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/server/nw4/stepguide.html

Using NetWare 5 Accelerated Upgrade. If you already have at least one NetWare 5 server on your network, you can use the NetWare 5 Accelerated Upgrade program to easily upgrade your NetWare 4 servers. Using this program does not require you to access the server; nor does it require the server to have a CD drive.

Upgrading from NetWare 3

Select one of the following options:

Upgrading an existing NetWare 3 server (in place). To use this option, your NetWare 3 server must meet the minimum hardware requirements for NetWare 5. Check this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/server/nw3/3inplace.html

Migrating files and data from a NetWare 3 server to a NetWare 5 server using Novell Upgrade Wizard. If you want to upgrade to NetWare 5 but the server's computer hardware does not meet the minimum requirements, you will need a new computer. But you can use Novell Upgrade Wizard to automatically migrate files and objects from the NetWare 3 server to the new computer running NetWare 5. Check this site: http://www.novell.com/products/netware5/upgrade/stepguide.html

Migrating files and data from a NetWare 3 server using REXXWARE Migration Toolkit. If you need to migrate data from a NetWare 3 server to a NetWare 5 server, check this site: http://www.simware.com/products/rmt/

The software and instructions will help you model your NDS tree, define how your NetWare 3 data will be converted to NetWare 5 data, and finally migrate the data from one or more NetWare 3 servers to your NetWare 5 server.

Additional Resources:

  • Education Course 529 NetWare 4.11 to NetWare 5 Update This course focuses on introducing, explaining, and comparing significant changes, updates, and new features found in NetWare 5.

  • Education Course 570 NetWare 5 Advanced Administration This course provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to design, configure and administer a complex NetWare 5 network.

Installing Novell Client Workstations

NetWare 5 supports several types of client workstations. Select the type of computer that will be connected to your NetWare network.

Windows 95/98 and Windows NT

There are two options:

Installing or upgrading only a few clients. For instructions on installing or upgrading the Novell Client software, check this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/client/cd.html

Upgrading several clients. If you need to upgrade several clients, you can save time by automatically updating your clients using the instructions at this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/client/acu.html

Additional Resources:

Additional information about installing and configuring Novell Client for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT: http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/client/docui/index.html

Understanding the Advanced Settings in the Novell Client for Windows 95/98 an AppNote published in April 1999: http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana19990403.html

DOS and Windows 3.1x

If you still have computers running DOS or Windows 3.1x, you can still connect them to your NetWare network. Select one of these options:

Installing or upgrading only a few clients. For instructions on installing or upgrading the Novell Client software, check this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/client/cd.html

Upgrading several clients. If you need to upgrade several clients, you may save time by automatically updating your clients using the instructions at this site: http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/client/acu.html

Additional Resources:

Additional information about installing and configuring Novell Client for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT: http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/client/docui/index.html

Understanding the Advanced Settings in the Novell Client for Windows 95/98 an AppNote published in April 1999: http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana19990403.html

Apple Macintosh

You can connect Macintosh computers to your NetWare network by following the instructions at this site: http://www.prosofteng.com/NetWare.htm

Installing Networking Products

Many of the products installed during the server installation/upgrade require additional configuration before they can be used. The NetWare Deployment Web site (http://www.novell.com/products/deployment/products/products.html) offers product descriptions and configuration instructions for all of the following:

  • Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)

  • LDAP Services for NDS

  • Novell Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

  • Novell Internet Access Server

  • Storage Management Services

  • Novell DNS/DHCP Services

  • UNIX Print Services

  • GroupWise

  • Novell Replication Services

  • NetWare NFS

  • ManageWise

  • Novell BorderManager

  • ZENworks Starter Pack

  • Netscape FastTrack Server for NetWare

Note: The products listed above are all Novell products. For information on Novell partner products, see Novell Partner Solutions Guide (http://developer.novell.com/npsguide/) and NetWare 5 Partner Products (http://www.novell.com/products/netware5/pproducts.html).

Managing NetWare

For information on the day-to-day management of your NetWare network, see the NetWare 5 Online Documentation at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/nw5/docui/index.html#../product/proc_man.html

For NetWare articles in AppNotes and Developer Notes, check this site: http://www.developer.novell.com/research/

For tips, tricks, Q&As, and the latest information on GroupWise, ZENworks, and NDS, visit the Novell Cool Solutions Communities at: http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/

We also recommend the following Novell product Web sites:

NetWare 5- http://www.novell.com/products/netware5/

BorderManager- http://www.novell.com/products/bordermanager/

GroupWise- http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/

ManageWise- http://www.novell.com/products/managewise/

NDS- http://www.novell.com/products/nds/

ZENworks- http://www.novell.com/products/nds/zenworks/

* Originally published in Novell AppNotes

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