Meet System and Software Requirements

To upgrade to NetWare 6, your system must meet the minimum requirements listed below.

System and Software Requirements

• The server to be upgraded must be running one of the following:
  • NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 2 or later
  • NetWare 5 with Support Pack 6 or later
  • NetWare 4.2 with Support Pack 8 or later
  • NetWare 4.11 with Support Pack 8 or later

• A server-class PC with a Pentium II or AMD K7 processor
• 256 MB of RAM
• A Super VGA display adapter
• A DOS partition of at least 100 MB with 35 MB available space
• 2 GB of available disk space on volume SYS:
• One network board
• A CD drive
• A USB, PS/2, or serial mouse (recommended but not required)

Software and Other Requirements

Depending on the network configuration, you might need one or all of the following software and information:

• NetWare 6 Operating System CD
• NetWare 6 License/Cryptography diskette
• Supervisor right at the [Root] of the eDirectory tree
• Supervisor right to the container where the Server object resides
• Read right to the Security container object for the eDirectory tree
• CD drivers (required to access the CD)
• Client connection utilities (optional, for upgrading from another server):
  • Novell Client^TM for DOS and Windows* 3.1x (optional, for upgrading from a NetWare server running IPX^TM).
  • IP Server Connection Utility (optional, for installing from a NetWare server running IP only).

    For instructions, see PRODUCTS\SERVERINST\IPCONN.TXT on the Novell Client CD.

• IP address and domain names (required for connecting to the Internet):
  • An IP address
  • An IP address of a domain name server
  • The name of your domain

    For IP addresses and domain names, contact your network administrator and Internet Service Provider.

• Network board and storage device properties, such as the interrupt and port address (required if not included in NetWare).

  For more information, contact your computer hardware manufacturer.

Next, you should prepare the network for the NetWare 6 server. If this server is not part of an existing network, you can skip to Preparing the Computer .