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View the version of NDS that is running on the servers in your Directory tree to see if they are running the most current versions of DS.NLM for that operating system release.
In other words, if you notice that certain servers in your tree are running NDS version 463 (a NetWare 4.1 version of DS.NLM), while others are running version 496 (an updated NetWare 4.1 version of DS.NLM) you should update the server running 463 using the server running 496 as the source.
You can identify which version of NDS is the most current for a particular version of NetWare by accessing NetWire* (Novell's electronic forum) or Novell's web site at http://www.novell.com.
You should update the version of NDS on a server whenever you receive an updated DS.NLM. Updated versions of the DS.NLM are available on NetWire (Novell's electronic forum).
Each update of NDS fixes problems and increases functionality. When a new version of NDS is released, the new features in NDS are not available unless all servers in a partition's replica ring are running the same version of NDS.
NOTE: Version update does not support updates across operating system releases. In other words, this feature will not update a NetWare 4.1 server's version of NDS to a NetWare 4.11 version of NDS. This feature will update NetWare 4.1 servers running an older version of NDS (such as 463) to a newer version of NDS for NetWare 4.1 (such as 489).
If a new version of the NetWare 4.11 NDS is released on NetWire, you can update your NetWare 4.11 servers with the new version.