Performing an Operating System Upgrade

When you upgrade to Novell Small Business Suite 6.6, both the operating system and eDirectory are upgraded. In addition, only the NetWare products or components that are currently installed are upgraded. Other Novell products that you might have installed separately (for example GroupWise®, BorderManager®, or ZENworks) are not upgraded.

Additionally, the Enterprise server is migrated to the Apache 2 Web server when you upgrade to Novell Small Business Suite 6.6. During the upgrade, the existence of the Enterprise server is verified and, if it exists, information in the Enterprise server's configuration files is migrated to the Apache 2 server's configuration files. After the Apache 2 Web server is installed, the Enterprise server is automatically removed.

IMPORTANT:  When upgrading a Novell Small Business Suite 5.1 or 6.0 server with the Novonyx Web Server to Novell Small Business Suite 6.6, the document root for the Novonyx Web Server is preserved and not updated to the Apache 2 Web Server document root. Some Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 Web services might not work correctly. To resolve this, review and edit the Apache configuration file, sys:\apache2\conf\httpd.conf. Replace any instances of sys:\novonyx\suitespot\docs with sys:\apache2\htdocs. The sys:\apache2\htdocs directory is the root document directory for Apache on NetWare.

If you are performing an upgrade, several components are already selected. These are the components currently installed on the server. Leaving the installed components checked reinstalls the products. Unchecking an installed component does not uninstall the product.

When you upgrade a server, you can do it at the server or remotely from a workstation.

Performing an upgrade involves the following steps:


Starting the Upgrade Locally

To begin an upgrade to Novell Small Business Suite 6.6:

  1. Insert the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 NetWare 6.5 CD 1 Operating System with SP3 CD in the CD drive and mount it as a NetWare volume by entering LOAD CDDVD.NSS at the System Console prompt.

    Operating System To Upgrade Command to Enter

    Novell Small Business Suite 6.5

    load cddvd.nss

    Novell Small Business Suite 6.0

    load cd9660.nss

    Novell Small Business Suite 5.1

    load cdrom.nss

    If the CD still does not mount, reboot the server.

  2. At the server GUI console (X Server -- Graphical Console screen), click Novell > Install.

  3. On the Installed Products page, click Add.

  4. When the Source Path page appears, browse to the location of your Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 software.

  5. Select the product.ni file, then click OK.

  6. Verify that the Source Path window has the correct path filled in, then click OK.

Proceed to Accepting the License Agreements.


Starting the Upgrade Remotely

One of the features in Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 is the ability to remotely upgrade any servers in your network. The process is a simple one that can be accomplished in two different ways:

HINT:  When you run a remote upgrade, if the source files are located on a remote server, that server must contain a DS replica in order for the server-to-server file copy to run efficiently. If a replica does not exist on the source server, the file copy might revert to a workstation copy, which can be significantly slower over a WAN link.


Using iManager 2.5

To perform remote upgrades successfully using this iManager 2.5, it must be installed and configured. For information on installing and configuring iManager 2.5, see the Novell iManager 2.5 Administration Guide in the online documentation.

After iManager 2.5 is installed and configured, complete the following tasks:

  1. Click the Install and Upgrade link on the left side of the iManager main page.

  2. Click the Upgrade to NetWare 6.5 link.

  3. In the right pane, click the Upgrade a Server Remotely link.

  4. Click Browse and browse to the root of the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 build or the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 NetWare 6.5 CD 1 Operating System with SP3 CD.

    The path selected will include nw65os. In Novell Small Business Suite 6.6, the path expects a mapped drive and does not support UNC paths.

    If you are not prompted for your source media, it is because you have run an upgrade from Deployment Manager in the past and it will launch the upgrade from that same source. If you do not want to use this previous location, delete the program files\common files\novell\ni\data\browserlaunch.rsp file.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the remote upgrade.

Proceed to Accepting the License Agreements.

After the initial reboot during a remote upgrade, a login screen might display requiring you to log in to the server being upgraded. If this occurs, provide the login information, click Details, type the IP address of the server being upgraded, then click OK.

If Installation/Upgrade tasks fail to run from iManager, you might need to change your security settings.

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.

  2. Click Security > Custom Level.

  3. Under Initialize and Script ActiveX Controls Not Marked as Safe, select Enable.

  4. Click OK.


Using Novell Deployment Manager

  1. On a Windows NT/2000 or Windows XP Professional Edition workstation that has the latest Novell Client installed on it, log in to your existing network as a user with the Supervisor right.

    If you are prompted to log in again while running the Novell Deployment Manager, you can specify the IP address of the server by clicking Details.

  2. Insert the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 NetWare 6.5 CD 1 Operating System with SP3 CD and run Novell Deployment Manager (nwdeploy.exe) located at the root of the CD.

  3. Click the Upgrade to NetWare 6.5 link on the left navigation bar of the Deployment Manager.

  4. In the right frame of the browser window, click the Upgrade a Server Remotely link.

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the remote upgrade.

Proceed to Accepting the License Agreements.


Accepting the License Agreements

Clicking I Accept for both license agreements means that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions contained in the license agreements.


Viewing the Health Check Summary

Novell Small Business Suite performs a health check on your server to determine if an upgrade can proceed without problems. A summary of the checks that were run is displayed including a Success, Warning, or Failure state for each check that was run.

If the health check completes without any Warning or Failure states, the health check summary page does not display. If that is the case, proceed to the next section Backing Up Server Files.

A Success or Warning state allows the upgrade to continue. A Failure state stops the upgrade until the problem is resolved.

  1. To view the detailed health check log, click View Log.

  2. Click Next.


Backing Up Server Files

This window lets you specify whether to back up your server files. It also lets you select whether to automatically reboot the server after the file copy is complete and gives you the option of a Default or Manual installation.

  1. Select Yes or No depending on whether you want to back up the server files.

  2. (Conditional) If you selected Yes, specify the location for the backup files.

    IMPORTANT:  Make sure that the drive you specify as the location for the backup is a valid drive on the server.

  3. If you want the server to automatically reboot after the file copy, click Yes. Otherwise, click No.

  4. Select either a Default or Manual upgrade.

    The Default upgrade automatically detects drivers and upgrades the server to Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 with default settings.

    The Manual upgrade lets you manually configure your drivers and the default settings used in the Default upgrade.

  5. Click Next.


Installing Additional Components

After the file copy is complete, the Components page displays and you can choose which additional Novell Small Business Suite components to install.

To see a description of a component, place the cursor over the component name.

HINT:  Because you are performing an upgrade, several components are already selected. These are the components currently installed on the server. Leaving the installed components checked reinstalls the products. Unchecking an installed component does not uninstall the product.

To select additional components to install:

  1. Select the components you want to install, then click Next.

    Default selections can be deselected if desired.

    After selecting the components that you want to install from the Components page, a Summary screen appears displaying the names of the selected products and the disk space (in MB) required to install them.

    WARNING:  Selecting the GroupWise and Messenger File Copy component overwrites important system files but does not replace or update all files for an existing GroupWise system. If you are updating GroupWise do not select this option; instead follow the procedures specified in the GroupWise Installation manual.

  2. (Optional) To change your product selection, click Back and make the necessary changes.

  3. After verifying the product names and space requirements, click Copy Files.

  4. (Conditional) If installing from CD, remove the Novell Small Business Suite NetWare 6.5 CD 1 Operating System with SP3 CD when prompted, insert the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 NetWare 6.5 CD 2 Products with SP3 CD, and then click OK.

    The iManager installation might take up to 15 minutes to complete. During this installation, the page will not change.

  5. (Conditional) If you see a message stating that there is a file conflict, select the file overwrite option that you prefer and click OK.

The system will now proceed to copy files for a few minutes, then it will reboot.

If you selected Manual during Step 4, then your device drivers will be detected and you will be presented with screens where you can modify these settings.

If you do not want to modify the settings, select Continue and press Enter.

If you want to modify the settings:

  1. Select Modify, then press Enter.

  2. Make any desired changes.

  3. Select Continue, then press Enter.

If you selected Default during Step 4, the system will continue to copy files following the reboot.

HINT:  If you are performing a remote upgrade and you are unable to reconnect to the server after it reboots, you can complete the upgrade locally by entering FINISHUP.NCF at the System Console prompt.

When the post-reboot file copy completes, a GUI screen appears and you need to log in to eDirectory.

  1. Type your name and password in the fields provided.

  2. Click OK.

    The eDirectory Summary page displays.

  3. Verify that the information on the eDirectory Summary page is accurate.

  4. Record the Admin password and any other relevant information before proceeding.

  5. Click Next.


Selecting the Login Method

NMASTM server components are installed automatically when you run the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 installation program. You will need to select the login methods you want to install.

IMPORTANT:  The NMAS client software must be installed on each client workstation where you want to use the NMAS login methods. The NMAS client software is part of the Windows Client installation included on the Novell Client Software CD.

Select the login methods that you want to install into eDirectory by checking the appropriate check boxes on the Novell Modular Authentication Service page. When you select a login method, a description of the component appears in the Description box. For more information on login methods, see "Managing Login and Post-Login Methods and Sequences" in the Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS) 2.3 Administration Guide in the Novell Modular Authentication Services online documentation.

The NDS login method is installed by default.

  1. On the Novell Modular Authentication Service page, select the login methods you want to use from the options provided.

    If you want to install all the login methods into eDirectory, click Select All.

    If you want to clear all selections, click Select Clear All.

  2. Click Next.


Completing the Server Upgrade

After the upgrade is finished, remove the Novell Small Business Suite 6.6 NetWare 6.5 CD 2 Products with SP3 CD and click Yes to reboot the server.

If you selected to load the server on reboot, the Novell Small Business Suite server software will automatically load when the computer reboots.

If you selected to not load the server on reboot, you can load it manually by clicking Yes when prompted to reboot the computer. When the computer reboots, change to the startup directory containing the NetWare server files (c:\nwserver) and enter SERVER.

Proceed to What's Next.