NetWare 6 includes several options that help you install a new server, upgrade a legacy NetWare server, or migrate from a Windows NT* server. Whether you need to install one or a thousand servers, NetWare 6 has an installation option that will help you get the job done.
NetWare 6 includes an installation option that lets you accept the recommended default values and quickly install a server. Drivers for disks and network boards are automatically discovered and loaded, volume SYS: is automatically created, and default products are installed. Using the Express Installation option, you'll breeze through the task of installing a server.
If your networking environment requires a specific configuration, NetWare 6 lets you select which components and products will be installed and what location they will be installed to. You can also make volumes and partitions as large as you want. The NetWare 6 Custom Installation option gives you the flexibility you require.
NetWare Migration Wizard is a solution to the difficulties associated with upgrading your hardware and software. The Migration Wizard migrates data from Windows NT and NetWare 3, 4, 5, or 6 to a computer running NetWare 5 or 6.
For more information, see the NetWare Migration Wizard 6 Administration Guide.
Several other options are also available to help you install or upgrade to NetWare 6.
Quickly upgrade with NetWare Accelerated Upgrade---You can run NetWare Accelerated Upgrade from a Windows client workstation so that you don't need to be physically present at the server console. Although NetWare Accelerated Upgrade is quicker than the standard installation process, it does not install additional network products, licensing services, or license certificates.
Automate the NetWare installation with a response file---Installing the NetWare operating system software can be easier and more flexible when you use a response file. When used with the graphical server installation, a response file lets you set and display specific default values, bypass entire sections of the installation, and automate the entire server installation process.
Use installation scripts to control the installation---NetWare installation scripts let you alter or extend the NetWare installation process. You can use installation scripts to install additional products on a server after the operating system has been installed.
For more information on these options, see Other Installation Options.