Upgrading Netware On A Xen-Based Vm; Upgrading The Vm Host Server; Upgrading The Netware Vm Guest Server; Downloading The Netware Sp8 Zip File - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

Upgrading NetWare on a Xen-
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Section 12.1, "Upgrading the VM Host Server," on page 205
Section 12.2, "Upgrading the NetWare VM Guest Server," on page 205

12.1 Upgrading the VM Host Server

Before you upgrade the NetWare
upgrade the host server to either SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3 or Open Enterprise
Server (OES) 2 SP2, as applicable.
For SLES 10 SP3 upgrade instructions, see the
(http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/book_sle_reference/data/book_sle_reference.html).
For OES 2 SP2 upgrade instructions, see

12.2 Upgrading the NetWare VM Guest Server

After you have upgraded the Xen VM host server, upgrading a NetWare 6.5 guest on the host server
is the same as upgrading a physical installation. You accomplish this by installing the Support Pack
8 (SP8), which is the same thing as NetWare 6.5 SP8, on the server.
The only difference with upgrading a NetWare VM guest is the process of providing access to the
SP8 media.
If the support pack is unzipped to a location on the guest, such as the
installing the support pack is exactly the same as on a physical server.
If the support pack is unzipped on a DVD or to a location on the host server, you must add the DVD
or location to the VM guest. Keep in mind that you can only specify a block device, such as a
mounted DVD or the root of a separately defined partition on the VM host server. You cannot
specify a directory where you've unzipped the support pack files as a block device for the VM guest
to access.
Section 12.2.1, "Downloading the NetWare SP8 Zip File," on page 205
Section 12.2.2, "Providing Access to a Mounted DVD," on page 206

12.2.1 Downloading the NetWare SP8 Zip File

1 Log into your Novell account and access the
download.novell.com/Download?buildid=dpIR3H1ymhk~).
2 Download the
NW65SP8.zip
3 Extract the support pack files contained in the zip file you downloaded.
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VM guest servers on any Xen-based VM host servers, be sure to
SLES 10 SP3 Installation and Administration Guide
Chapter 5, "Upgrading to OES 2 SP2," on page
NetWare 6.5 SP8 e-Media Kit (http://
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