Installing Novell Licensing Services; Guidelines For Installing Nls - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Guidelines for Installing NLS

Installing Novell Licensing Services

This chapter discusses
"Guidelines for Installing NLS" on page 21
"Installing NLS" on page 22
"Verifying That NLS Is Installed" on page 22
Prepare the network.
If you are upgrading a server, the server should have a read/write replica
of the partition where the NetWare
Provide fault tolerance.
Two servers running NLS in a partition provide fault tolerance. If one
server goes down, the other provides required licensing services.
We recommend that the master replica be on one of these servers.
Upgrade existing NLS.
Before installing NetWare 6, ensure that your servers have the following
Support Packs installed.
NetWare Version
NetWare 4
NetWare 5.0
NetWare 5.1
®
6 server will be installed.
Support Pack
NetWare 4 Support Pack 6a or later
NetWare 5.0 Support Pack 4 or later
NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 2 or later
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