A.2 Upgrading from the NetWare Enterprise Web Server on NetWare 6 to Apache 2.0 on NetWare 6.5

If you are upgrading to NetWare 6.5 SP3 or later and your existing server uses the NetWare Enterprise Web Server, you must upgrade to Apache. A special migration tool has been created to handle the upgrade for you.

A.2.1 Understanding the Migration Tool

During the installation process, the migration tool leaves your Web content and related files intact, in the same directory structure that is already in place, which in most cases is novonyx/suitespot/docs. This path could be different if you had configured an alternate root directory. Apache is then configured to recognize this path so that your content is still accessible.

A copy of the previous Apache configuration is then saved to httpd.conf.001. A new Apache configuration file is created and named httpd.conf. It contains directives based on settings in your Enterprise configuration files.

A.2.2 Manually Migrating Settings

The migration tool does not automatically migrate all settings. Some final adjustments require manual configuration changes by editing the httpd.conf file or by using Apache Manager. For more information, see Section 2.2, Configuring and Managing Apache on NetWare.

Settings that are not migrated from the NetWare Enterprise Web Server to Apache include the following:

  • NSAPI plug-ins

  • Tomcat

  • LCGIs

  • MIME types

  • Authentication settings

  • Authorization settings

A.2.3 Updating the Welcome Page

If you have been using the default Welcome page provided with the NetWare Enterprise Web Server, that Web page still appears after you have upgraded to Apache because no Web content is changed by the upgrade. To display the new Apache Welcome page instead, change the document root directory to sys:/apache2/htdocs in Apache Manager, as described in Section 4.1, Changing the Primary Document Directory. You can also make the change by editing the sys:/apache2/conf/httpd.conf file.