1.2 What About My Older NetWare Servers?

Earlier versions of NetWare should be upgraded to OES 2 as outlined in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Upgrade Paths from Earlier Versions of NetWare

NetWare Version

Minimum DS Version

Tool to Use

Other Information

NetWare 4.11 SP9

NDS® 6.21

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 4.2

NDS 6.21

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 5.0 SP6a

NDS 7.62c of 8.85c

n/a

You must perform a down-server upgrade to NetWare 5.1 SP8 as an interim step.

NetWare 5.1 SP8

eDirectory 8.7.3.7 or later

OES 2 Migration Tool

For more information, see Transfer ID Migration in the OES 2 SP3: Migration Tool Administration Guide.

NetWare 6.0 SP5

eDirectory 8.7.3.7 or later

OES 2 Migration Tool

For more information, see Transfer ID Migration in the OES 2 SP3: Migration Tool Administration Guide.