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The DVD and CD image files listed below are the same NetWare installation media files that are distributed with Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1. If your server has a DVD drive, or if you are installing NetWare in a Xen virtual machine, you should download the DVD image. Otherwise, you need both of the CD images.
Files to Download |
Label |
NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 8 DVD |
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NetWare Operating System CD |
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NetWare Products CD |
NetWare 6.5 SP8 is documented as part of Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1.
For services planning help, see the OES 2 SP1: Planning and Implementation Guide.
On the Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 Downloads page, click the Download button next to the file you want.
Follow the on-screen prompts to download the file to a directory on your machine.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have downloaded all the files you need.
After downloading and burning the images to CD or DVD, label the disks as indicated in the Deciding What to Download section above.
To ensure a successful installation, you must compare each downloaded file's MD5 value with the value listed on the NetWare 6.5 SP8 Downloads page.
On a Linux system at the shell
prompt, enter the following command:
md5sum filename
where
filename is the name of the file you are verifying.
On a Windows system, obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum utility from the Web and follow the usage instructions for the utility.
For complete installation instructions, see the OES 2 SP1: NetWare Installation Guide
For a list of known issues, see the Open Enterprise Server Readme.
NetWare 6.5 SP8 is documented as part of Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1. For more information about products and services included with NetWare 6.5 SP8, including the references above, see the OES 2 Documentation Web site at http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2.