Download NetWare 6.5
Evaluation Kit
NetWare 6.5 evaluation kit download now available
Try NetWare 6.5 today! You don't want to miss out on our business continuity and virtual office solutions. In addition, we've taken measures to ensure NetWare is an open source platform with web application service support.
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NetWare Download
You may download the NetWare 6.5 evaluation software from Novell free of cost. You will be required to subscribe to Novell's site through Novell Login to download NetWare 6.5. Once you are logged in, you will see a list of files to download.
The evaluation kit includes the following:
| Download | File Name |
| NetWare 6.5 CD 1 (Operating System) | NW65os_eval.exe |
| NetWare 6.5 CD 2 (Products) | NW65prod_eval.exe |
| Novell Branch Office | Branch _Office.exe |
| DirXML Starter Pack | NW65_DirXML.exe |
| NetWare 6.5 Demonstration Image (Digital Airlines) | DigiAir.exe |
| Novell Client Software | Novell_Client.exe |
| NetWare 6.5 Documentation | NW65Doc.exe |
| NetWare 6.5 Partner Products Guide | NW65_Partner.exe |
Important Note: The NetWare 6.5 install requires both the OS (CD1) and Products (CD2) CDs, so be sure to download both of these. The other CDs which are part of the NetWare 6.5 evaluation kit can be downloaded and installed separately.
While burning each ISO to a CD image, if your software asks you to specify options, please note the following:
- Burn the CDs as ISO2 format
- "Finalize" the burn
- Use the default label names for each of the CDs
For additional help, please reference our Downloading and Managing Software page.