Can NetWare 5 servers coexist with NetWare 4.11 servers on the same network?
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Aug 1999
Q.
Dear Ab-end: I administer about 300 users on a NetWare 4.11 network. We are seriously considering an upgrade to NetWare 5. I have two pressing questions: (1) Can NetWare 5 servers coexist with NetWare 4.11 servers on the same network? And (2) does Seagate's BackUp product work with NetWare 5?
—Cautious in Carlsbad
A.
Dear Cautious: As for your first question, NetWare 5 will "happily" coexist with 4.11 servers as long as you apply all the latest updates and follow the instructions in the product readme files. NetWare 5 is currently at Service Pack 2; NetWare 4.11 is at Service Pack 6. By the way, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how stable NetWare 5 is.
As far as your Seagate BackUp question, there are a few known issues, but nothing really serious. Do a search on Seagate at http://support.novell.com for more details.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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