Meeting The Upgrade Requirements - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

SLES 9 services not included in SLES 10: If you installed open source products that were
included with the SLES 9 distribution, it is possible although unlikely that they have been
removed in SLES 10.
Third-party products: If you have installed third-party products, be sure to check that a
product is supported on SLES 10 and follow the upgrade instructions that should be included
with it.
To manually retain packages, you must follow the steps outlined in
Delete Unmaintained Packages Notification," on page
IMPORTANT: There is no guarantee that packages you have manually retained will run on the
SLES 10 kernel. For specific compatibility information, see the documentation for the impacted
product.
OES 2 Server Upgrades: Non-OES 2 Packages Are Retained but Might Not Work
After Upgrading
During the upgrade process from OES 2 to OES 2 SP2, packages that are not part of the SLES 10
SP3 and OES 2 SP2 distributions are automatically retained unless you select them for deletion.
This includes third-party products you have installed, as well as other Novell products such as
GroupWise, ZENworks, and Identity Manager.
There is no guarantee that these products will continue to work after you upgrade. Therefore, it is
critical that you check the product documentation for compatibility information before you upgrade
servers with any Novell product installed.
For Information About This Novell Product
GroupWise
ZENworks
Identity Manager
Other products
If you have installed a third-party product, be sure to check that it is supported on SLES 10 SP3 and
follow the upgrade instructions that should be included with it.

5.3 Meeting the Upgrade Requirements

Meet the following requirements before you upgrade and install any OES 2 components:
Section 5.3.1, "Securing Current Data," on page 112
Section 5.3.2, "Ensuring That There Is Adequate Storage Space on the Root Partition," on
page 112
Section 5.3.3, "Preparing Your Target Server," on page 112
Section 5.4.9, "Reviewing the
124.
See This Documentation
GroupWise 7 online documentation (http://
www.novell.com/documentation/groupwise.html)
ZENworks online documentation (http://
www.novell.com/documentation/zenworks.html)
Identity Management online documentation (http://
www.novell.com/documentation/
secure_identity_management.html)
All Novell online documentation (http://
www.novell.com/documentation/)
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