User Guide

Upgrade to NetWare 6 87
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
3 Upgrade to NetWare 6
The NetWare
®
6 installation program can be used to upgrade an existing
NetWare 4 or NetWare 5 server to NetWare 6.
The upgrade process includes the following tasks:
 Meet system and software requirements
 Prepare the network and the computer
 Specify hardware and software settings
 Create additional disk volumes (if required)
 Select and install networking protocols
 Set up Novell
®
eDirectory
TM
 Install other networking products
During the upgrade program, the server is upgraded to NetWare 6 by
automating the following tasks:
 Device drivers and LAN drivers for the NetWare 6 operating system are
loaded. Outdated drivers are matched with and replaced by new drivers
included with NetWare 6.
 eDirectory is upgraded.
 NetWare 6 information is added to the AUTOEXEC.NCF and
STARTUP.NCF files.
 The NetWare 6 files are copied to the server.