1.2 What About My Older NetWare Servers?

NetWare 6.5 SP8 is the primary source server targeted by the OES Migration Tool.

Earlier versions of NetWare should be upgraded to OES 2015 SP1 as outlined in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Upgrade Paths from Earlier Versions of NetWare

NetWare Version

Minimum DS Version

Tool to Use

Other Information

NetWare 4.11 SP9

NDS 6.21

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 4.2

NDS 6.21

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 5.0 SP6a

NDS 7.62c of 8.85c

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 5.1 SP8

eDirectory 8.7.3.7 or later

OES Migration Tool

For more information, see Transfer ID Migration in the OES 2015 SP1: Migration Tool Administration Guide.

NetWare 6.0 SP5

eDirectory 8.7.3.7 or later

OES Migration Tool

For more information, see Transfer ID Migration in the OES 2015 SP1: Migration Tool Administration Guide.