1.1 Supported Conversion Paths

The NetWare to Linux conversion is supported from NetWare 6.5 SP8 (with the latest patches applied) to OES 11 SP3 on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 operating system. The following conversion paths are supported from NetWare to OES:

From this NetWare platform

Interim platform upgrade for all nodes

Before conversion to this platform

NetWare 6.5 SP8

Latest patches applied

OES 11 SP2 on SLES 11 SP3

NetWare 6.5 SP7 or earlier

NetWare 6.5 SP8 with the latest patches applied

OES 11 SP2 on SLES 11 SP3

Before converting NetWare clusters to the latest OES release, you must apply all of the latest service packs and patches. See Upgrading NetWare Clusters in the NW6.5 SP8: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.5 Administration Guide.

If you have a NetWare 6.5 SP7 or earlier cluster, you must upgrade all nodes to NetWare 6.5 SP8 (with the latest service packs and patches) before you convert any nodes to OES or add OES nodes to the cluster. See Upgrading NetWare Clusters in the NW6.5 SP8: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.5 Administration Guide.