NetWare Accelerated Upgrade requires a Windows client workstation, a staging server, and a NetWare 4 or 5 server targeted for upgrade.
The staging server holds a copy of the NetWare 6 Operating System CD files. From this one location, all targeted servers can be upgraded.
After the NetWare 6 Operating System CD files are copied to the staging server, you will log in to a Windows workstation and launch the NetWare Accelerated Upgrade utility (ACCUPG.EXE), located at the root of the NetWare 6 Operating System CD. When NetWare Accelerated Upgrade launches, you will log in to the target and staging servers.
During the upgrade, NetWare Accelerated Upgrade compares the existing target server properties, such as the Directory Services version and the CLIB version, with the minimum upgrade requirements for those properties.
If you meet the minimum requirements, NetWare Accelerated Upgrade copies the NetWare 6 CD files from the staging server to the target server. After the file copy, the target server reboots to complete the NetWare 6 server upgrade.
Before you begin upgrading the server, make sure that you have the following software: