User Guide

88 NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Meet System and Software Requirements
To upgrade to NetWare 6, your system must meet the minimum requirements
listed below.
System and Software Requirements
 The server to be upgraded must be running one of the following:
 NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 2 or later
 NetWare 5 with Support Pack 6 or later
 NetWare 4.2 with Support Pack 8 or later
 NetWare 4.0 with Support Pack 8 or later
 A server-class PC with a Pentium II or AMD K7 processor
 256 MB of RAM
 A Super VGA display adapter
 A DOS partition with 35 MB of available space
 2 GB of available disk space on volume SYS:
 One network board
 A CD drive
 A USB, PS/2, or serial mouse (recommended but not required)
Software and Other Requirements
Depending on the network configuration, you might need one or all of the
following software and information:
 NetWare 6 Operating System CD
 NetWare 6 License/Cryptography diskette
 Supervisor right at the [Root] of the eDirectory tree
 Supervisor right to the container where the Server object resides
 Read right to the Security container object for the eDirectory tree
 CD drivers (required to access the CD)