Preparing The Computer; Backing Up The Netware Server Files; Preparing Application Files Prior To Upgrading - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Preparing the Computer

Backing Up the NetWare Server Files

Preparing Application Files Prior to Upgrading

To prepare your existing server for the NetWare 6 operating system, do the
following:
Back up the NetWare server files
Prepare application files
Verify a valid DOS partition
Access the upgrade program
Make at least one backup of your NetWare server files, including files on the
DOS partition. Do not attempt an upgrade without a backup.
Some applications require that you prepare the files prior to upgrading.
Preparing IBM WebSphere Application Server for NetWare Files
(Conditional)
If the server has been running IBM* WebSphere Application Server for
NetWare, you must migrate your existing Web applications using the
migration utility included with NetWare 6. The utility migrates WebSphere
Web applications to Tomcat 3.3 Web applications.
Migrate WebSphere Applications
1
At the NetWare server system console, enter XMLCONFIG -EXPORT
volume_name:\websphere\migrate.xml adminNodeName
NodeName
NOTE:
If you installed WebSphere to a different directory, specify that directory.
2
Complete the upgrade to NetWare 6.
3
After the upgrade, continue migrating the applications by following the
instructions in "Migrating from WebSphere to Tomcat
with Novell Web Services.
in Getting Results
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