User Guide

Upgrade to NetWare 6 93
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Preparing the Computer
To prepare your existing server for the NetWare 6 operating system, do the
following:
 Back up the NetWare server files
 Prepare application files
 Verify a valid DOS partition
 Access the upgrade program
Backing Up the NetWare Server Files
Make at least one backup of your NetWare server files, including files on the
DOS partition. Do not attempt an upgrade without a backup.
Preparing Application Files Prior to Upgrading
Some applications require that you prepare the files prior to upgrading.
Preparing IBM WebSphere Application Server for NetWare Files
(Conditional)
If the server has been running IBM* WebSphere Application Server for
NetWare, you must migrate your existing Web applications using the
migration utility included with NetWare 6. The utility migrates WebSphere
Web applications to Tomcat 3.3 Web applications.
Migrate WebSphere Applications
1 At the NetWare server system console, enter XMLCONFIG -EXPORT
volume_name:\websphere\migrate.xml adminNodeName
NodeName
NOTE: If you installed WebSphere to a different directory, specify that directory.
2 Complete the upgrade to NetWare 6.
3 After the upgrade, continue migrating the applications by following the
instructions in "Migrating from WebSphere to Tomcat in Getting Results
with Novell Web Services.