Which to upgrade first: GroupWise or NetWare
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Q:
As I was installing NW (upgrading from 6 to 6.5) I read anotherpost about upgrading GW first, then NW. So as usual in my life, I did it backwards...now what? I really need to get GW 6.5 running...to use all of the functions of GWAVA. If I run the upgrade on GW, do I need to run the SP1 on NW 65 again?
A:
It shouldn't make any difference whatsoever as GroupWise doesn't install OS files,nor the OS GroupWise files. The only concern might be the GroupWise plugins in theConsoleOne directory, but that can be corrected very quickly either way. Mainly because you probably didn't install the GroupWise plugins to ALL yourservers, (at least we hope not). Other than that we aren't aware of anyreason a GroupWise upgrade should either precede or follow a NetWare upgrade.
NetWare Cool Solutions recently ran an Open Call for this in the Q&A, and received some interesting feedback. Read the feedback here: Which to Upgrade First: GroupWise or NetWare.
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