User Guide

Using NetWare Accelerated Upgrade 11
Other Installation Options
103-000143-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
1 Using NetWare Accelerated Upgrade
The NetWare
®
Accelerated Upgrade utility is an advanced utility that can be
used to upgrade a NetWare 4.11, NetWare 4.2, or NetWare 5 server to NetWare
6. NetWare Accelerated Upgrade is intended for use by network
administrators who are skilled at troubleshooting and installing NetWare
networks.
WARNING: Back up all data before using this utility. Although NetWare
Accelerated Upgrade can reduce the time required to upgrade multiple servers, it
must be used carefully. There are no backout procedures that will restore your
servers to their original configuration or restore trustee assignments if the upgrade
is unsuccessful.
Two advantages to using NetWare Accelerated Upgrade are that:
 It runs on a Windows client workstation, so you don’t need to be
physically present at the server console. You also have the option of
customizing the NetWare Accelerated Upgrade script files, which allows
you the flexibility of customizing the NetWare 6 installation.
 It is quicker than the standard installation process; however, it does not
install additional network products or licensing certificates.
How NetWare Accelerated Upgrade Works
NetWare Accelerated Upgrade requires a Windows client workstation, a
staging server, and a NetWare 4 or 5 server targeted for upgrade.
The staging server holds a copy of the NetWare 6 Operating System CD files.
From this one location, all targeted servers can be upgraded.