Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 14

Upgrading NetWare 5 Servers with NDS 7 and NSS Volumes
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A NetWare 5 server with NDS 7 and NSS volumes is inaccessible after
completing the Prepare a Server with NDS 7 and NSS step in NetWare
Deployment Manager. For this reason, complete this step just before you
upgrade to NetWare 6.
Update NetWare 5 Servers Running NMAS before Installing Novell
Native File Access Protocols
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Before installing Novell Native File Access Protocols (as part of the
NetWare 6 installation or otherwise), all NetWare 5 and NetWare 5.1 servers
(in the tree) running NMAS must be updated to NMAS 2.0.1, NICI 2.0.1,
TM
and ConsoleOne 1.3.2.
TM
NMAS 2.0.1, NICI 2.0.1, and ConsoleOne 1.3.2 updates and instructions are
available at www.novell.com/downloads.
NetWare 4.11 Upgrades
NetWare 4.11 requires that Support Pack 8 or later be installed before
upgrading. The requirement was accidentally omitted from the Upgrade to
NetWare 6 > Meet System and Software Requirements section of the printed
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation manual.
Mixed NDS Environments and Synchronization -628 Errors
If your network includes servers running NetWare 5 with NDS eDirectory
TM
8.5 (Build 85.00), NetWare 5 with NDS eDirectory servers in the same replica
ring with NetWare 4 servers, or NetWare 5 with NDS 7 servers, you must
update NDS before installing a NetWare 6 server. (You must also complete the
Network Preparation tasks in NetWare Deployment Manager.)
If you do not update NDS, -628 errors will occur during synchronization. For
information on updating NDS to the proper version number, see http://
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10063534.htm (http://
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10063534.htm).
NDS updates are available on the Novell Support Web site (http://
support.novell.com).
Prepare the Schema before Upgrading or Installing
Before you install or upgrade to NetWare 6 on an existing network, make sure
to complete all relevant steps in the "Network Preparation" section of NetWare
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